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mili

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vs.

1. To handle, feel of, fondle, caress, as a beloved child; fondled, beloved. Ka iʻa mili i ka lima, the fish [ʻoʻopu] fondled in the hand [easily caught]. (PPN mili.)

2. Slow, inefficient in work. Cf. mili ʻapa, milimili. Nui ka mili o kāna hana, his work is very slow.

mili-

pākuʻina kaumua ｜ prefix Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

Milli-, i.e. a prefix meaning one thousandth.

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MI-LI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To feel of; to handle.

2. To take up and carry; to bear in one's arms.

3. To look at; to examine; to look at carefully or critically.

MI-LI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A handling; a carrying; a taking up; examining.

MI-LI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Sullen; sluggish.

Mili (mī'-li), adj.

/ mī'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Mili, to handle.] Inefficient; indisposed to do or perform actively; perfunctory in discharging duties.

Mili (mī'-li), n.

/ mī'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A handling; a carrying; a taking up; examining.

Mili (mī'-li), v.

/ mī'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Contraction of milimili.]

1. To feel of; to handle.

2. To take up and carry; to bear in one's arms.

3. To look at; to examine; to look at carefully or critically.

mili

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

to handle, feel, examine.

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