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Variant spelling of ue.

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Variant spelling of .

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1. v., See ue. To weep; to mourn; to cry for help for one's self or others. Nah. 11:18. To mourn. Kin. 32:2.

2. To cry in behalf of one, i. e., to pray for him. Puk. 8:8.

3. To bewail; to lament for. Oihk. 10:16.

4. To cry out for pain; pepehi iho la na kanaka, a uwe ae la mau haole la no ka eha, the men (natives) struck them, and those foreigners cried out for pain.

5. To salute, as friends. Mat. 5:47. To bid good-by at parting. Oih. 18:18.

6. To bray, as an ass. Iob. 6:5. To low, as an ox. Iob. 6:5.

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adj., That which pertains to mourning or lamentation. Puk. 32:18.

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uwe

kikinonoun / U-WE / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A movement. See ue, to hitch. A jerking movement; he uwe, he mea e lele ana ma ka lewa.

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v., See ue. To jerk; to shake; to move; to hitch along; mostly found in the compounds nawe, naue, &c.

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adj., Pertaining to mourning or lamentation.

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uwe

kikinonoun / u-we' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A loud utterance; a cry; a call of an animal.

2. n., Lamentation; expression of grief or distress.

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1. v., To weep; to mourn; to cry for help for one's self or others.

2. v., To cry in behalf of one, that is, to pray for him; to lament for.

3. v., To cry out for pain: Pepehi iho la na kanaka, a uwe ae la ua mau haole la no ka eha, The men (natives) struck them, and those foreigners cried out for pain.

4. v., To send greetings to.

5. v., To sigh.

6. v., To have pity upon.

7. v., To enter a complaint.

8. v., To bray, as the ass.

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v., To jerk; to shake; to move; to hitch along; found mostly in the compounds nawe, naue, etc.

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Wailing for the dead or tearful crying about lesser troubles is uwē or, if protracted, kaniʻuhū or kūmākena, the mourning one often hears in passing a house where the deceased lies awaiting burial.

Hula step where the caller announces the dance to the drummer and dancers by calling e ue.

to weep.

to weep.

Complain. Also, .

E huli iā “uwē” ma Ulukau.

Search for “uwē” on Ulukau.

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