Reduplication of poʻi #1, poʻi #4, poʻi #5; to conceal, as property that one does not want to share with others, or as a secret; to cover up, as the truth; to smother, as a fire; to hush the wailing of a child.
Papa helu loli ｜ Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log
1. v., See poi #3. To cover over with weeds or grass.
2. v., To quench fire by pouring on water.
3. v., To interrupt a discourse when one is speaking.
4. v., To hush or quiet, as a child.
5. v., Hoopoipoi. To examine one, as by torture. See poi, hoopoi, and also popoi.
Papa helu loli ｜ Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log
[Poi, to cover.]
1. v., To cover over; to conceal.
2. v., To quench fire by smothering it.
3. v., To interrupt a discourse.
4. v., To hush or quiet, as a child by caressing.
Papa helu loli ｜ Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log
To conceal, as in a secret.
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