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palamimo

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

vi., To pilfer quickly, as of a skilled pickpocket; to move easily and noiselessly; to do or act deftly; neatly; swift, neat.

  • Examples:
    • Palamimo ka lima i ka ulana, the hand is deft in plaiting.
    • Palamimo ka hoʻonoho ʻana i ka ukana, the gear is packed neatly.

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PA-LA-MI-MO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. Pala and mimo, to move softly. To move off silently; to step aside without noise; to go or to move softly; to move gently; to be small; to enter, as a house, without noise; e uuku, e komo pono.

PA-LA-MI-MO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Quickly and easily done; moving easily without noise.

Palamimo (pă'-lă-mī'-mo), adj.

/ pă'-lă-mī'-mo / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Quickly and easily done; moving easily without noise.

Palamimo (pă'-lă-mī'-mo), v.

/ pă'-lă-mī'-mo / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Pala, soft, and mimo, to move softly.

1. To move off silently; to step aside without noise; to go or to move softly; to move noiselessly out of sight.

2. To make an article into a small bundle and fit it in, as in packing a trunk.

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