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1. nvt., Coition; to have sexual relations, cohabit (frequently pronounced ei).

• Related:
  • hōʻai Caus/sim.; To breed, as a horse.
• References:
  • Probably PPN haʻi .

2. Same as wai interrogative pronoun.

• References:
  • PPN hai .

3. Linking or anaphoric particle frequently pronounced ei.

• References:
  • Gram. 7.3.
  • PPN ai .

4. Short for aia, there.

• Examples:
  • Ai i loko o ka hale, there in the house.
• References:
  • Cf. ai loa, ai luna.

｜ No base definition, only supplemental content.

• Related:
  • Maʻi lele ai. Sexually transmitted disease (STD).

v. To eat; to consume food, as persons or animals.

2. To devour, as animals.

3. To destroy, consume, as fire. Nah.16:35.

4 To consume; spoken of the sword, 2 Sam. 2:26.

5. To eat, consume, as a sore; aole ai ka mai, the disease has made no advance. Oihk. 13:5.

6. To taste, eat, enjoy the benefits of, have the profits of, as land; e ai i ka aina. Nah.32; 19th conj., 3d hoo.

7. To cause to eat, i. e., compel or induce to eat; huhu loa ia (Kekuokalani) i ka hoai noa ana a lakou i ke alii (Liholiho,) he was very angry at them for causing the king to eat freely, i. e., contrary to kapu.

8. To have sexual intercourse; applied to both sexes; also, to animals. Kin. 30:41.

s. Food; vegetable food, in distinction from ia, meat. Ai oo, ripe food; ai maloo, dried food; ai, maka. green food, vegetables. NOTE—Ai, food, is the representative of property generally.

adj. Consuming; destroying; spoken of fire.

adv., for aia. There; near by, but not in contact; ai no iloko o ka hale, there in the house.

2. There, at another place, however distant; there; when; as, Auhea o Kekuaokalani? Ai ae no mauka mai. Where is Kekuaokalani? There he is coming by land.

verbal directive. Gram.§ 242. It has reference, generally, to a preceding noun, verb or adverb, expressive of time, place, cause, manner or instrument; often contracted, thus, hana'i, for hana ai.

n., A suffix, used only with verbs for the purpose of euphony.

n., The neck: he ai ko ke kanaka—oia kahi e hui ai ke poo me ke kino, man has a neck—it is that which unites the head with the body.

I. ua kapaia o Hai, Kin. 12:8; o Aia, Nek. 11:31; a o Aiata, Is. 10:28. He kulanakauhale alii no ko Kanaana, ma ka hikina o Betela, aia kokoke ilaila, hana iho la o Aberahama i ke kuahu no Iehova, Kin. 12:8; 13:3. Ua kaulana no ia wahi i ka auhee ana o Iosua no ka hewa o Akana, a no kona lanakila ana hoi mahope, Ios. 7:2-5; 8:1-29. Kukulu hou ia oia, a ma Is. 10:28, ua olelo hou ia. I keia wa e noho nei, aole ikea kona kahua.
I ka wa kahiko, o ka nui o ka ai o na kanaka, oia ka hua o ko lakou aina. Ma Palesetine, he nui ka io holoholona, a me ka palaoa, a me na mea kupu. na mea kupu nae ma ka honua, ka ai nui ma ka Aina-hikina, aole ka io; o ka berena ka ai nui. O ka palaoa o kela ano o keia ano, o ka papapa, o ka akaakai, o ka huawaina, me ka aila oliva, ka meli a me ka waiu o na kao a me na bipi, oia ko lakou ai mau. O ko Arabia poe auwana, ai no lakou i wahi berena eleele. O ka ai nui ma Suria, he raike ia i kauwili me kahi io, a me ka aila oliva a me na mea kupu. Ua like iki paha ia me kela ai kahiko loa a Isaaka ma, o ka papapa a me ka launahele, Kin. 25:29-34; 2 Nalii 4: 38-41. He ia kahi ai ke loaa ia; oia kahi ai nui ma Aigupita. Kaulana no keia aina no ka ai ana i na kaukama, a me na ipuaimaka, a me na leka, a me na akaakai, a me na galika, Nah. 11:5. Oia mau no ka ai o ko Aigupita. E nana AI ANA.

(ke) ai coition.

relative particle.

v. to eat, consume; figuratively to devour, as by fire; E ai i ka aina, i. e. enjoy the benefit, or have the profits of it.

v. to have sexual intercourse, applied to both sexes.

a. food, vegetable food in distinction from ia meat, ai oo, ripe food, harvest time.

adj. consuming, destroying, spoken of fire,