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vs. Cramped, stiff, numb. Rare.

s. Pili and a-i, neck, and ku, to stand. LIT. That which belongs to a stiff neck. Numbness; stiffness of joints with a lack of warmth. See OPILI and MAILOIHI.

Piliaiku (pī'-lĭ-ā'-ī'-kū'), n.

/ pī'-lĭ-ā'-ī'-kū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Pili and a-i, neck, and ku, to stand.] Lit. That which belongs to a stiff neck. Numbness; stiffness of joints with a lack of warmth. See opili and mailoihi. Also written piliaaiku.

Stiff neck, numbness.

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