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palaiki

/ pala.iki / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvi., Sound of a stone falling into water; to fall with a sound; plump.

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PA-LA-I-KI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Pala, soft, and iki, little. The sound of a stone thrown high and falling into the water perpendicularly. See PALAMIMO. Huna palaiki ke akamai.

Palaiki (pă'-lă-ĭ'-ki), n.

/ pă'-lă-ĭ'-ki / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. The sound of a stone thrown high and falling into the water perpendicularly: Huna palaiki ke akamai.

2. A falling plump into deep water.

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