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1. n., Nose, snout, beak, bill, trunk of air elephant, toe of a shoe; a kiss.

• Examples:
  • Moe ka ihu o ka puaʻa, the nose of the pig is laid down [a pig offered as a sacrifice].
  • Kū ka ihu, elevated nose; figuratively,, superior, proud.
  • ʻElepani ihu peleleu (song), longtrunked elephant.
  • ʻUme i ka ihu, to draw on the nose [with the hand, i.e., to weep].
  • Laʻa ka ihu iā Kekalukalu-o-kēwa (Laie 505), reserve the kiss for Kekalukalu-o-kēwā.
  • Aia i ka ihu a ka lio ka ʻai, the food is at the horse's nose [in the direction the horse is going].
• Related:
  • Often qualified, as with the following: ʻami, irregular-shaped bridge; kikiwi, hooked; kū, piʻi, tilted (figuratively,, haughty); lapalapa, highbridged; mamana, mene, papa, pepe, ʻū, broad and flat; manana, distended, of nostrils; meumeu, snub; nanā, snarling (figuratively,, quarrelsome); winiwini, sharp.
• References:
  • See ex., kaninonino and sayings, mau #1, maʻu #1.
  • PPN isu.

2. n., Prow or bow of a canoe or ship.

3. n., Thick end of pearl-shell shank.

kikino, Bow, of a boat.

• Existing dictionary word

s. The nose of a person. Isa. 65:5. The snout of an animal. Sol. 11:22. The bill of a bird; the bowsprit of a ship; the fore part of a canoe, &c.; e homai ka ihu, give me a kiss. Laieik.72. NOTE.—Hawaiians kissed by touching noses. Laieik. 119. Oia ka manawa e loaa'i kou ihu i ke keiki Kauai; a proverbial expression, or it may be a misprint for ike. Laieik. 126.

1. The nose of a person.

2. The bill of a bird.

3. The snout of an animal.

4. The bowsprit of a ship.

5. The fore part of a canoe.

6. A form of affectionate salutation expressed by the contact with pressure of the noses; hence, a kiss. Homai ka ihu; give me (the nose) a kiss.

Prow, bowsprit, forepart of a canoe.

Nose. Hawaiians kissed by touching noses. E hō mai i ka ihu, give me a kiss.

Nose. (Isa. 65:5.)

I. Ma ka Aina Hikina, kau ke apo gula ma ka ihu i mea e nani ai na wahine, Sol. 11:22; Ez. 16:12. Ua hookomoia ke apo iloko o ka ihu o na holoholona i mea e alakai ai ia lakou. Pela hoi ka poe i lawepioia ma Asuria komo ka lou i ka ihu, ikekahi manawa. 2 Nalii 19:28; Ez. 38:4. E nana NI- NEVA.

nose, snout, bill.