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1. nvi., Maggot, grub, worm; to creep, as worms, to be beset by maggots.

• Examples:
  • Ua paʻapū koʻu kino i ka ilo (Ioba 7.5), my body is covered with worms.
• References:
  • Cf. kuailo.
  • PNP ʻilo; cf. Fijian.

2. nvi., Young shoot; to germinate, sprout.

• Related:
  • hoʻoilo Caus/sim.; To cause germination or sprouting.
• References:
  • Cf. hehu, ʻōilo.

hehele, To germinate, sprout; maggot.

• Existing dictionary word
• Related:
  • Ilo ʻakaʻakai. Onion maggot.
• References:
  • See hoʻoilo.

1. s., A maggot; a body worm. Iob. 7:5.

2. A worm consuming vegetables. Puk. 16:20.

3. Worms of various kinds; na ilo ilima, na ilo baka, na ilo liilii e ulu ae ana ma ka nahelehele.

1. The larva of a fly; a maggot.

2. Any creeping or crawling animal, whether large or small, as a grub, caterpillar, or the like; a worm. See enuhe.

To creep.

maggot.