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1. nvs., Edge, brink, rim, border; sideways, on edge, steep.

• Related:
  • Also: lihi.
• References:
  • Cf. kūnihi.
  • PPN nifi .

2. vs., Stealthily, quietly, softly, unobtrusively, carefully; creeping silently and softly, as on tiptoe; difficult or precarious of passage, as a trail along a precipice; circumspect, prudent, with careful observance of taboos, with discrimination.

• Examples:
  • Hele nihi, to proceed with caution and diplomacy.
  • Noho nihi, to act with caution, diplomacy.
  • E nihi ka hele i ka uka o Puna, mai ʻako i ka pua, o lilo i ke ala o ka hewahewa (PH 31), circumspect (or prescribed) the voyage inland of Puna, do not pick flowers or be led to the paths of wrongness.
• References:
  • PCP nifi .

1. v., To walk very softly and carefully, as on tip-toe; to creep quietly and softly. Laieik. 96.

2. To turn sideways on entering a house.

3. To abstain from doing certain things through fear of offending the gods.

4. To do a thing quietly, silently or secretly, i. e., unseen by others.

E hoopono ka hele i ka uka o Puna,
E nihi ka hele, mai hoolawehala,
Mai noho a ako i ka pua o hewa,
O inaina ke akua, paa ke alanui,
Aole ou ala e hiki aku ai.

adv., Carefully; quietly; o ka hana palanehe ole, o ka lawe nihi. See kunihi.

adv., Carefully; quietly; o ka hana palanehe ole, o ka lawe nihi. See kunihi.

1. v., To walk very softly and carefully, as on tiptoes; to creep quietly and softly. Laieik. p. 96.

2. v., To turn sidewise on entering a house.

To abstain from doing certain things through fear of offending the gods; to do a thing quietly, silently, or secretly, i.e., unseen.

stealthy.