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puʻipuʻi

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / puʻi.puʻi / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vs., Plump, stout, stocky, heavy-set, sturdy, husky.

  • Examples:
    • Puʻipuʻi ka ua Waʻahila o Mānoa (song), stocky the Waʻahila rain of Mānoa.
    • He poʻe puʻipuʻi wale nō; ua koa nō lākou āpau (Lunk. 3.29), they were strong, able-bodied people; all were soldiers.
  • Related:
    • hoʻopuʻipuʻi Caus/sim.; To grow or increase in weight.

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puipui

/ PU-I-PU-I / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To be fat; to be full; to be large; to be corpulent; to be thick set, as the body of a person. See puepue.

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puipui

kikino ｜ noun / PU-I-PU-I / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A fat plump person or animal. Isa. 10:16. Plumpness; fullness of person; liki i kona mau puipui iho.

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puipui

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / PU-I-PU-I / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. adj., Fat; plump; flourishing; stout. Lunk. 3:29. Aole i pau ke kino puipui o ke akamai ia'u i olahonua; large; corpulent.

2. Bitter; pungent to the taste; sour; awaawa.

3. Hard; severe; oolea.

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puipui

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / pu'i-pu'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Fat; plump; flourishing; stout: aole i pau ke kino puipui o ke akamai ia'u i olahonua; large; corpulent.

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puipui

kikino ｜ noun / pu'i-pu'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A fat or plump person or animal.

2. n., Plumpness; fullness of person: liki i kona mau puipui iho.

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puipui

/ pu'i-pu'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To be fat; to be full; to be large; to be corpulent; to be thick set, as the body of a person.

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puʻipuʻi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Bitter, pungent to the taste. (A.)

puʻipuʻi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Corpulent, thickset, stout. (Lunk. 3:29.)

pu‘ipu‘i

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

fat, plump, stout, flourishing.

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