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māilo

/ mā.ilo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs., Wasting away of the body; thin, emaciated, as with tuberculosis.

  • hoʻomāilo Caus/sim.; To cause thinness.
    • He mea ʻino, hoʻomāilo kino ka ʻopiuma, opium is bad thing that causes the body to waste away.

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Māilo

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Peak, Waimānalo, Oʻahu, said to be named for a strong chief.

  • Literally, thin.
  • References:
    • Sterling and Summers 5:338

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māilo

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Thin; wasted away, as a sick person.

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