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āiwaiwa
/ ā.iwaiwa /vs., Inexplicable, mysterious, marvelous, strange, amazing, fantastic, fathomless, incomprehensible, wonderful because of divinity; wonderfully proficient or skilled; weirdly bad, notorious.
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- See ex., kapolakā.
A-I-WA-I-WA
v. To be very good, beneficent and kind, or the contrary. Aiwaiwa refers to the excess of character, very good or very bad. Aiwaiwa ke kanaka akamai i ka naauao; aiwaiwa no hoi ke alii lokomaikai; aiwaiwa no hoi ke keiki kolohe. Aiwaiwa refers to a person accomplished with learning; it applies to a very kind-hearted chief; it also applies to a mischievous child.
AI-WA-I-WA
s. A remarkable person or animal; applied to the fabulous dog Kalahumoku, of Tahiti; a ike aku la ia Kalahumoku i ke aiwaiwa o Tahiti. Laieik. 108.
AI-WA-I-WA
v. To look long and steadily at a person or thing; aiwaiwa nui i ka nana loihi a ike, he persevered in looking for a long time.
Aiwaiwa (ā-ī'-wă-ī'-wă), adj.
/ ā-ī'-wă-ī'-wă /Persistent of purpose; persevering.
āiwaiwa
/ ā-ī'-wă-ī'-wă /In a good sense:
1. n., Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities; a good characteristic; excellence; superiority.
2. n., A skilled or practised person; an expert; a proficient.
In a bad sense:
3. n., A bad name or character; loss of reputation; disrepute; also, the state of being too publicly or unfavorably known; notoriety.
4. n., One who is unfavorably known to the public; a person of notoriety or ill repute.
5. n., A mythical or fabulous animal; specifically, a fabled dog: A ike aku la ia Kalahumoku i ke aiwaiwa o Tahiti.
Aiwaiwa (ā-ī'-wă-ī'-wă), v.
/ ā-ī'-wă-ī'-wă /To persist in any purpose or enterprise; to continue striving in spite of discouragements; to persevere.
Aiwaiwa (ă-ī'-wă'-ī'-wă), v.
/ ă-ī'-wă'-ī'-wă /In a good sense:
1. To be superior to; to surpass others; to excel. In a bad sense:
2. To fall into disrepute; to have a bad name or character; to become dishonorable or disgraceful; to be unfavorably known to the public; to become notorious.
aʻiwaʻiwa
A remarkable person or animal, applied to the fabulous dog Kaiahumoku of Tahiti. Aʻiwaʻiwa refers to the excess of character, very good or very bad: a kind hearted chief, a mischievous child; very proficient or skilled, very bad or ignorant.
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