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kuʻi
1. vt., To pound, punch, strike, box, hit, hammer; to beat out, as metals; to churn, as butter; to boom or clap, as thunder; to smite, injure; to jar; to prod, as ʻopihi shells from rocks with a knife, formerly with sharp stones; to clash (as sound).
- Examples:
- Piha kuʻi ka hale, the house is jammed full.
- Kuʻi palu, to pound, as bait [to give a threshing].
- References:
- See hula kuʻi Molokaʻi.
- PPN tuki .
2. nvt., To join, stitch, sew, splice, unite; joined; seam.
- Examples:
- Nā lā kuʻi o ke kapu akua, days of godly taboo; literally, days, joined.
- Aliʻi kuʻi, the power behind the throne, the one who really holds the reins [often used in a derogatory way].
- E kuʻi ka māmā ā loaʻa ʻo Kaʻohele, combines speeds and get Kaʻohele [a famous runner, Kaʻohele, could be caught only by relay runners; said of any cooperation].
- References:
- See niho kuʻi.
3. vs., Artificial.
- Examples:
- Lauoho kuʻi, wig or switch.
- Niho kuʻi, false teeth.
- Wāwae kuʻi, artificial leg.
4. n., Back tooth, molar, tusk.
5. vi., To disseminate news; to spread, as news.
- Examples:
- Kuʻi ka lono i Pelekane, the news spread to England.
- References:
- PCP tuki .
6. n., Elbow of pipe.
- Examples:
- Kuʻu kaikuaʻana o ka pali hiʻi, pali kuʻi o Ka-liu-waʻa (chant by Kamapuaʻa), my older brother of the sheer cliff, steep cliffs of Kaliuwaʻa.
8. n., Move in the kōnane game.
- References:
- See For. 4:57.
kui
kui
/ kui /- References:
- See pulu kui.
kuʻi
hamani ｜ transitive verbkuʻi
hamani ｜ transitive verbhamani, Convergent, i.e. meeting in plate techtonics, in geology.
kuʻi
ʻaʻano ｜ stative verbʻaʻano, Prosthetic.
- Source:
- Examples:
- Lima kuʻi. Prosthetic arm.
- Wāwae kuʻi. Prosthetic leg.
kui
/ KU-I /1. v., To stick together; to join.
2. To stitch or sew together. Kin. 3:7. E kui lehua, to braid lehua blossoms into a wreath. Laieik. 145.
3. Hookui. To splice; to join on; to add or attach one thing to another. Iob. 34:37.
4. To add or sum up, as numbers. Nah. 1:49.
5. To employ; to use, as the tongue, especially in slander. Hal. 50:19.
kui
/ KU-I /1. v., To pound with the end of a thing; to pound with a hammer or mallet; to knock out, as the teeth; mai kui wale i na niho a hemo.
2. To pound, as poi; a kui i kana ai, and he pounded his food.
3. To beat out, as metals. Puk. 39:3.
4. To pound up; to break fine. Kanl. 9:21.
5. To smite; to injure; to smite with the hand. 2 Oihl. 18:23.
6. To smite, as the conscience. 1 Sam. 24:6.
7. To buffet or smite as a punishment. 1 Pet. 2:20. Kui a wali, to beat to pieces. Isa. 3:15.
8. To smite, as hail. Puk. 9:28.
kui
/ KU-I /1. v., To sound, as thunder; kui iho la ka hekili maluna.
2. To sound abroad; to sound or spread abroad, as fame or report; kui aku la ka lono. 1 Oihl. 14:17. To be heard, as a report.
3. Hookui. To roar, as the wind; ke hookui la ka makani i kela aoao i keia aoao, a puka mai auanei.
4. To resist; to oppose; to put in disorder.
kui
/ KU-I /s., A general name for small pointed instruments; he mea oioi ma ka maka; a nail; a pin; an awl; a spike; a goad. Puk. 21:6. The double teeth; na niho nui ma ka nao, maloko o ke a. NOTE. Kui mostly has some qualifying term added to designate what particular thing it is; as, kuihao, a nail; kuikele, a needle; kuikeleawe, a brass or copper nail. &c.
kui
/ kū'i /1. v., To stick together; to join.
2. v., To stitch or sew together. E kui lehua, to braid lehua blossoms into a wreath. Laieik. p. 145.
kui
/ ku'i /1. v., To pound with the end of a thing; to pound with a hammer or mallet; to knock out, as the teeth; mai kui wale i na niho a nemo.
2. v., To pound, as poi: a kui i kana ai, and he pounded his food.
3. v., To beat out, as metals.
4. v., To pound up; to break fine.
5. v., To smite; to injure; to smite with the hand.
6. v., To sound, as thunder: kui iho la ka hekili maluna.
7. v., To sound abroad; to sound or spread abroad, as fame or report: kui aku la ka lono.
8. v., To be heard, as a report.
kui
/ kū'-i /n., Any pointed instrument of metal or wood, as needle, nail, pin, spike, bolt, screw, etc.
Kui
iʻoa ｜ proper noun- Point, Kamalō qd., north Molokaʻi.
- Place, Kalihi Uka, Honolulu; channel, Maunalua Bay, Oʻahu.
- * Pronunciation and meaning are uncertain.
Kuʻi
iʻoa ｜ proper nounChannel, Hawaiʻi Kai, Oʻahu. Also known as the Hawaiʻi Kai Channel.
- Literally, to strike.
kuʻi
Large back tooth, molar.
kuʻi
To strike, hit.
kui
Pointed instrument of metal or wood.
kui
Sharp-pointed needle; general name for small pointed instruments.
kui
pointed instrument, pin, nail, needle, spike.
ku‘i
to pound with the end; to punch; to disseminate news; to sound, as thunder; to join.
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