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namu
1. nvt., Unintelligible muttering, gibberish; any foreign language, especially English; to speak gibberish or a foreign language, to mumble.
- Examples:
- Namu haole, English.
- He aha ka namu? What's the foreign term [What's the price]? Ka mea namu liʻiliʻi (Isa. 8.19), those that mutter.
- References:
- PNP nanu .
2. vt., To nibble; to chew with closed mouth.
- Examples:
- Ua namu ā pāhoehoe ʻia, nibbled at and changed to pāhoehoe lava.
- References:
- PPN lamu .
3. n., Name of a fish. (no data).
Nā.mū
n. Legendary little people. Lit., the silent ones. Cf. Nāwā, the noisy ones.
NA-MU
v. To speak rapidly; to speak unintelligibly; hence,
NA-MU
s. A person of a foreign or different language; a foreigner.
2. Unintelligible talk, or unmeaning talk; he namu ka olelo, the speech was unintelligible.
3. A rapid motion of the jaws.
NA-MU
adj. Unmeaning, as language; unintelligible from the ignorance of the hearer, or awkwardness of the speaker; me na lehelehe namu e olelo ai, to speak with stammering lips; i na mea namunamu, ame na mea ninau kupapau, ame na kupua. Isa. 19:3. A charmer.
Namu (nă'-mu), adj.
Unmeaning, as language; unintelligible from the ignorance of the hearer, or awkwardness of the speaker; me na lehelehe namu e olelo ai, to speak with stammering lips; i na mea namunamu, ame na mea ninau kupapau, ame na kupua.
Namu (nă'-mu), n.
1. A person of a foreign or different language; a foreigner.
2. Unintelligible talk. or unmeaning talk: He namu ka olelo, the speech was unintelligible.
3. A rapid motion of the jaws.
4. An order that lived in the hills and subsisted on bananas. Also called mu.
Namu (nă'-mu), v.
1. To speak rapidly; to speak unintelligibly; hence,
2. To speak a foreign language imperfectly.
3. To speak a foreign language in the presence of one who does not understand it.
4. To mock one by imitating his manner of speaking; to speak in the manner of another.
namu
To chew with the mouth closed.
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