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nvs., Calm, stillness, quiet, peace, contentment, tranquillity; solace; serene, as of sea, sky, wind; quiet, silent, peaceful, pacific, tranquil, contented; to find peace.

  • Examples:
    • Pō laʻi, ʻihiʻihi ē, silent night, holy.
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Transitivizer, as in kaulaʻi, kulaʻi, lualaʻi.

  • Source:
    • Perhaps PPN -raki.
  • References:
    • Cf. Gram. 6.6.4.

n., Ti leaf.

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1. n., Name applied to the species of Scomberoides 🌐, fish.

2. n., Rye.

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    • English.

Nā LepiliTags: fauna fish flora

1. s., Used for lani, the heavens, especially when the sky is clear and the weather calm; e ke alii wahine o ka lai. Laieik. 154.

2. A calm still place in the sea where there is no ripple and the sea is like a looking-glass.

3. Any calm still place; e noho mai a i ka lai o Lele.

4. Still, as water; pohu, malie o ka lai. See malino.

5. Any still, silent place; he wahi mehameha, hakanu.

1. s., The leaf of the ki plant. See laui and lauki.

2. Name of a species of fish.

Nā LepiliTags: fauna fish

1. v., To be calm; to make no noise; to be silent; ua lai loa ia po, it was very still that night.

2. Hoolai. To quiet; to appease, as a mob. Oih. 19:35.

3. To be quiet, as the elements.

adj., Calm; still; quiet; shining, as the surface of the sea in a calm.

1. n., [Contraction of lauki.] The leaf of the ti plant, also called laui.

2. n., A variety of surgeon fish. (Zebrasoma flavescens), also called laipala. Color, brownish yellow crossed by straight bars of deeper color.

Nā LepiliTags: fauna fish

v., To be calm; to make no noise; to be silent; ua lai loa ia po, It was very still that night.

1. n., Used for lani, the heavens, especially when the sky is clear and the weather calm; e ke alii wahine o ka lai.—Laieik. p. 154.

2. n., A calm place in the sea where there is no ripple and the sea is like a looking-glass.

3. n., Any calm still place: e noho mai a i ka lai o Lele.

4. n., Still, as water; pohu, malie o ka lai. Syn: malino.

5. n., Any still, silent place; he wahi mehameha.

adj., Calm; still; quiet; shining, as the surface of the sea in a calm.

Runner, skin fish (Scombroides lysan), St. Peterʻs leather (S. sanctipetri) of older literature. It is a bright slate-blue, tapering to a silver-white on the belly. Lives in shallow water along the coasts, growing to 25 inches.

Ti leaf, a contraction of lau kī.

Calm, still place in the sea, meaning little or no wind.

to be calm.

s. the leaf of the ki plant. See laui and lauki.

s. the heavens.

s. a species of fish.

v. hoo-to appease, quiet as a mob, to be quiet.

1. Ti leaf. McBryde Sugar Co. v. Robinson, 55 Haw. 260, 288, 290 (1973); (PE). 2. Contraction of laki, the leaf of the ki plant, also called laui (AP).

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