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haikaika

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

nvi., To make faces; a grimace of defiance and contempt; the corners of the mouth were drawn back tightly, the teeth separated, chin and lower teeth twisting from side to side; perhaps the figure-eight mouthed images were inspired by this violent fighting expression.

  • Related:
    • hoʻohaikaika Caus/sim.; A less violent grimace than haikaika; to make faces, cause to make faces.
  • References:

haikaika

/ HAI-KAI-KA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To mock by making wry faces; to make another word by the transposition of letters.

haikaika

/ HAI-KAI-KA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Grinning; expressing anger; he haikaika kona maka ame kona waha.

haikaika

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / hā'i-kă'i-ka / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Sneering; expressing anger.

haikaika

kikino ｜ noun / hā'i-kă'i-ka / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A sneer.

haikaika

/ hā'i-kă'i-ka / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To mimic; to mock by making wry faces at.

2. v., To speak contemptuously to.

haikaika’

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

to mock, make faces.

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