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hakai

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Container, bag, named for Haggai (Hagai 1.6), who carried a bag with holes [spoken humorously].

  • Source:
    • English
  • Related:
    • Also: hagai.

hākai

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

1. n., Stem, stalk.

2. Variant of hākui #1, hākui #2.

  • Rare

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hākaʻi

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

Probably similar to kaʻi #1; to move along, as rain.

  • Examples:
    • Hākaʻi lua nei i ke anu o Wai-ʻaleʻale (For. 5:705), venturing again into the cold of Wai-ʻaleʻale.

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