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weluwelu

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

1. Reduplication of welu; shredded to bits.

2. Same as kāwelu, a seaweed.

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WE-LU-WE-LU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See WELU. To tear; to rend in pieces, as kapa or cloth.

2. To kill a person, as a mob would.

3. To be torn in pieces, as a person by a wild beast. Kin. 44:28.

4. To be torn or broken to pieces, as vegetation or trees by a whirlwind. Puk. 9:25.

5. To become ragged, as a garment. Kanl. 8:4.

WE-LU-WE-LU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Torn; broken up; ragged. Ios. 9:13.

Weluwelu (wĕ'-lŭ-wĕ'-lu), adj.

/ wĕ'-lŭ-wĕ'-lu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Torn; broken up; ragged.

Weluwelu (wĕ'-lŭ-wĕ'-lu), v.

/ wĕ'-lŭ-wĕ'-lu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Welu, a rag.]

1. To be torn.

2. To be torn in pieces, as a person by a wild beast.

3. To be torn or broken to pieces, as vegetation or trees by a whirlwind.

4. To become ragged, as a garment.

weluwelu

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

to be torn to pieces.

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