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puakī

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

1. Same as puakiʻi #1.

2. n., A young eel.

3. n., A red seaweed (Liagora decussata), somewhat calcified but flexible, branched; not edible; related to pāpaʻakea.

Nā LepiliTags: fauna flora

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1. vs. Stingy; antisocial, suspicious and distrustful of others Rare.

2. 3n. Lines meeting on a mast. Rare.

1. v., To be stingy; to be close; to treat without compassion.

2. E hiaa, e puka, e hone, i puaki hiaka niho.

3. To sit quietly without speaking; to shut the mouth; e pani i ka waha.

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1. adj., Light; swift in running; active.

2. Thin; spare; famished; poor in flesh, as a person; he kanaka wiwi.

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puaki

/ pū'-ă-kī' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. adj., Light; swift in running; active.

2. adj., Thin; spare; famished; poor in flesh, as a person; he kanaka wiwi.

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puaki

/ pū'-ă-kī' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., Flower of the ki (ti) plant.

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puaki

/ pū'-ă'-ki / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To be stingy; to be close; to treat without compassion; to be unsocial.

2. v., To be suspicious; to distrust; to think or speak evil of.

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Thin, spare, poor in flesh.

Red alga (Liagora maxima), somewhat calcified but flexible, branched. Not edible. Related to pāpaʻakea.

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