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HuliSearch «loi»: He 9 i loaʻaFound 9.

vt. To look over critically; to look at as through searching for flaws, scrutinize.

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    • Probably PPN loi.

hamani To look over critically; to scrutinize.

  • Existing dictionary word

s. A water kalo patch; an artificial pond where kalo is cultivated.

v. To sneer at or ridicule another's opinion.

s. Disapprobation or contempt shown for another's opinion; he hoowahawaha i ko hai manao. See LOILOI. Loi is used as a word of contempt, similar to pupuka.

Loi (lō'-i), n.

/ lō'-i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Disapprobation or contempt shown for another's opinion; he hoowahawaha i ko hai manao; a word of contempt, similar to pupuka.

Loi (lo'i), n.

/ lo'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A water taro patch; an artificial pond where taro is cultivated.

Loi (lō'-i), v.

/ lō'-i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Contraction of loiloi, to ridicule, etc.

to “size one up.”

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