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break
There is no general term; the main usages follow.
1. As a stick or bones broken in two. Haʻi, hahaʻi, uhaʻi, haki, hahaki, hakihaki, uhaki; manunu; break easily, haʻi wale.
2. As a flat surface split or broken into pieces. Wāhi; wāwahi (for various uses, see Hawaiian-English entry and entries that follow it); wāhia, ʻulupā.
3. As a string that is severed. Moku, momoku, mokumoku, mō.
4. As a dish. Nahā.
5. General. Hoʻopilikia (damage); break open or burst, pohā, moku; break open, as a nut, kīkē, kīpō, kīmō; break or pluck, as flowers, ʻako, ʻakoʻako; break, as waves, poʻi, popoʻi, haki; break apart, as taro from stalk, kōhi; break, as lumps, kō; break, as taboo, ʻaʻe, ʻaʻe kū, hehi, mauʻaʻe, hōʻaʻe, hehikū; break, as law, wāwahi, pale, haʻihaʻi; break, as a horse, hoʻolakalaka.
- References:
- See break wind, broken, daybreak.
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To break the law. Haʻihaʻi kānāwai, ʻaʻe kānāwai.
- References:
- See outlaw.
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To break apart, in math, i.e. breaking a number into addends or factors; also to break or change, as a twenty-dollar bill. Wāwahi.
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Page break, as in a computer program. Hoʻokaʻawale ʻaoʻao.
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Fast break, in basketball; also to make a fast break. Ulele kikī.
- References:
- See lead pass.
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as a law, hai; as glass, &c., naha; as a rope, moku, &c.
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/ break /hai. e moku, e uhaki, e haihai, e wawahi, e naha.
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(to fracture), uhă’kĭ, hă‘ĭ; (demolish), wāwa’hĭ; (sever), mo’kŭ; (as waves), po- pŏ‘ĭ; break open, kĭpō’; (shatter), ‘ulŭpā’; (as glass), năhā’; (tame), hŏ‘ŏlă’kălă’kă; (rend), haěhaě; (as day), wě’hěwě’hě.
Break
/ Breāk /1. E wahi; wawahi; kuipalu. SYN. break down; demolish. 2. E moku; e pai'na, Break a rope, e moku ke kaula. 3. E hai; uhai; uhaki. Break a law, e uhaki i kekahi kanawai. 4. E kipo'. Break open a door, e kipo i ka puka komo. 5. E ulupa'. SYN. dash in pieces. 6. E hoolakalaka. Break a horse to saddle, e hoolakalaka ka lio i ka noho. 7. E popoi. The surf breaks on the shore, ke popoi nei ka nalu ma kahakai. 8. E haalele; e kaaokoa aku. Break away from evil companions, e haalele i na hoalauna ino. 9. E hoopau wale. The meeting was broken up, ua hoopau wale ia ka halawai. 10. E haehae. To break the heart, e haehae i ka naau. 11. The day begins to break, ke wehe nei ke alaula; ke moku nei ka pawa.
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