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puahilohilo

/ pua.hilo.hilo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Reduplication of puāhilo #1, puāhilo #2.

  • Examples:
    • Hilo, he puahilohilo ke ʻano, no ka mea ʻaʻole i aka loa aʻe kona nui, akā ua mōʻali maʻawe keʻokeʻo iki wale nō (Kep. 99), the lunar night of Hilo, the nature of the moon is a narrow sliver, because its full size has not been made clear, but is just a small white fibrous strand.

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PU-A-HI-LO-HI-LO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See PUAHILO. To break up fine; to crack; to chap or break, as the human skin.

PU-A-HI-LO-HI-LO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The scaly appearance of the scarf-skin; the breaking or cracking of the skin from some disease; the cuticle which peels off from the skin of new born children.

Puahilohilo (pū'-ā'-hī'-lō-hī'-lo), n.

/ pū'-ā'-hī'-lō-hī'-lo / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. The scaly appearance of the scarfskin.

2. The breaking or cracking of the skin from some disease.

3. The cuticle which peels from the skin of new born children.

Puahilohilo (pū-ă-hī-lŏ-hī'-lo), v.

/ pū-ă-hī-lŏ-hī'-lo / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To break up fine: to crack; to chap or break, as the human skin.

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puahilohilo

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Breaking or cracking of skin from disease; scaly appearance of the scarfskin.

puahilohilo

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Breaking or cracking of the skin from disease; scaly appearance of the scarfskin.

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