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pūnua

kikinonoun / pū.nua / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Young bird, fledgling.

  • Figuratively, young child or sweetheart.
  • Examples:
    • Ka pūnua peʻe poli, fledgling hiding in the bosom [a young sweetheart].
  • References:
    • PPN punua.

Nā LepiliTags: birds metaphors

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punua

ʻaʻanostative verb / PU-NU-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To be without hair or feathers, as some young birds.

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punua

kikinonoun / pū-nū'-ā / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., Fledgling; a young bird.

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punua

ʻaʻanostative verb / pū-nu'-ā / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To be without feathers, as young birds.

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Featherless; a fledgling.

fledgling.

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