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pili pū

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vi. To unite, join, cling to; hard-pressed, as in danger. Pili pū ka hanu, hardly able to breathe; to hold the breath, as in astonishment or fear. Pili pū i ka paia, backed up against the wall, hard-pressed. Ua pili pū koʻu mau iwi me koʻu ʻiʻo (Hal. 102.5), my bones cleave to my flesh. Pili pū ka pilina, the springs are broken; lit., packed down.

pili pū

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To shut oneʻs mouth; to be confounded and unanswering through astonishment; to cease making a reply.

pili pū

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Abutting, adjoining (HRH).

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