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hamohamo
/ hamo.hamo /Reduplication of hamo #1; to pat.
- Examples:
- Ua huli pū aʻela ka waʻa, ā hamohamo ana ʻoia me ka hokua, the canoe upset, and he struggled at the crest of the waves.
- Me kona leo kū i ke aloha e ʻī aku ana ma ka hamohamo ʻana, in his voice filled with compassion [he] spoke soothingly.
- References:
- See saying, Pukui, Elbert, and Mookini, 1974: Hamohamo.
hamohamo
/ HA-MO-HA-MO /v., Freq. of hamo. To rub; to feel frequently; to touch; to rub the hand over a surface.
hamohamo
/ HA-MO-HA-MO /s., Name of an office executed by one of the servants of the king.
hamohamo
/ hā'-mŏ-hā'-mo /1. n., A gentle stroking; a making smooth.
2. n., Flattery.
3. n., An office obtained from a chief by flattery or by depreciating a rival.
hamohamo
/ hā'-mŏ-hā'-mo /v., [Freq. of hamo.] To stroke lightly with the hand; to smooth.
Hamohamo
/ hā'mo-hā'mo /to rub. Land section, Kona, Oahu.
Hamohamo
Area near ʻŌhua Avenue, Waikīkī, Oʻahu, once belonging to Queen Liliʻuokalani.
- Literally, rub gently (as the sea on the beach).
- Examples:
- Aia akula paha i Waikīkī i Hamohamo i ka ʻimi ʻahuʻawa, maybe just at Waikīkī at Hamohamo looking for ʻahuʻawa sedge (disappointment, failure; all one does is 'rub' and this is 'bitter' [ʻawa]).
- References:
- See ʻŌhua; Appendix 8.1.
hamohamo
Name of an office handled by one of the servants of the king; to touch, rub with oil, anoint.
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