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uai

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vt., To move, as an object; to push aside; to move from place to place, as a tethered animal; sliding, as a door; opening and shutting; to be dislocated, as a joint.

  • Examples:
    • Uai ka mana, to lie down to sleep in security; literally, the mana is set aside.
  • Related:
    • Also: uwai.
    • hoʻouai Caus/sim.
  • References:

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uʻai

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Plural of ʻai, to eat.

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uai

hehele ｜ intransitive verb Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hehele, To slide, as a door.

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uai

/ U-AI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. v., See uwai. To open or shut, as a door.

2. To extend; hoʻoneʻe. See huai.

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uai

kikino ｜ noun / U-AI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A door for stopping an entrance. See uwai.

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uai

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

n., A door or any barrier that opens and shuts by a horizontal movement. Also written uwai.

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uai

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

1. v., To open or shut. as a door.

2. v., To move anything sideways; to displace by pushing or shoving on a surface.

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