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1. n., Bird; any winged creature; wing of a kite. Figuratively, person.

• Examples:
  • Ka nui manu, the people, the many people.
  • He manu hulu, a feathered bird [a prosperous person].
  • He manu hulu ʻole, a featherless bird [a poverty-stricken person].
  • He aha kāu i piʻi aku nei i ka lapa manu ʻole? Why did you climb the ridge without birds [go on a wild-goose chase]?
  • ʻAi ka manu i luna, the birds eat above [a poetic tribute to a handsome person, likened to an ʻōhiʻa tree with birds eating its lehua blossoms].
• References:
  • PPN manu.

2. vs., Bruised, broken, scarred, injured.

• Examples:
  • Manu kinā, bruised and injured.

3. n., Ornamental elliptical expansions at the upper ends of the bow and stern endpieces, distinguished by mua and ihu, “forward” or “bow,” and hope, “stern.”

• References:
  • PPN manu.

4. Salty, pungent, acrid.

• References:
  • And.

5. n., Game similar to fox and geese.

• Related:
  • Also: punipeki.

kikino Bird. Dic. See entries below.

Ornamental carvings fitted onto the end pieces of a canoe.

Name of two gods at the gate of Lonoʻs yard. (A.)

I. Ua maheleia na manu e Mose, e like me na holoholona,he manu maemae a me ka maemae ole; he mea pono ke aiia kekahi, aole pono kekahi. O na mea i ai i ka hua, he maemae ia, o na mea i ai i ka ia, he maemae ole. O na manu kuhukuku a me na na manu nunu, oia na mea i kauohaia mai e Mose he mohai, Oihk. 5:7-10; 14:4-7; Luk. 2:24.

bird.