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puni
1. vs., Surrounded, controlled; overcome, as in battle or by emotion; to pervade, gain control of; to enclose (loaʻa-type construction; Gram. 4.4).
- Examples:
- Puni i ka makaʻu, overcome with fear.
- Ulu puni i ka huhū, to grow extremely angry.
- Ka wā e puni ai ʻo Hawaiʻi iā ʻUmi (FS 125), the time that ʻUmi would control all Hawaiʻi.
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- PPN puni .
2. nvt., To be fond of, desire, covet, like, be partial to; devoted; a favorite thing, delight, love.
- References:
- Cf. puni ʻai, puni kālā, puni kaua, puni koko, puni leʻaleʻa, puni nani, puni waiwai.
3. vs., Deceived, deluded; to believe a lie.
- Examples:
- Mai noho ʻoe ā puni …, don't you believe …
- References:
- Cf. puni wale.
4. nvs., Completed, terminated, as a period of pregnancy; completely, all.
- Examples:
- Ua hāpai, kokoke nō i puni (1 Sam. 4.19), to be with child, nearing completion.
- Ua pōholehole ka ʻili a puni (FS 109), the skin was completely covered with bruises.
- Ka puni ʻana o ka haneli makahiki, centennial.
5. n., A fine-meshed net.
6. n.v., An even number; to be such.
- References:
- See ʻoi #3.
puni
kikino, Lap, complete circuit, revolution.
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- Examples:
- Ua ʻau ʻo ia ʻekolu puni o ka pūnāwai ʻauʻau. He swam three laps in the pool.
- Ua puni ʻekolu manawa iā ia. He did three laps.
puni
puni
Hand, as a single round in a game of cards.
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puni
Round, as in boxing.
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PU-NI
v. To surround as water does an island.
2. To inclose; to be hemmed in, as one person by multitudes.
3. To surround, i. e., to get round one by deceit; to prevail over; to get the better of.
4. To be surrounded; to be deceived; to be insnared; to be taken.
5. To go around; to encircle; hence,
6. To finish; to complete; to terminate.
7. To close, as an appointed period of time; as the end of the year. 1 Nal. 20:22. To finish the period of gestation. 1 Sam. 4:19.
8. To gain possession of; hee o Kalanikupule ia Kamehameha, a puni Oahu a me Molokai, a me Lanai a me Maui a me Kahoolawe, Kalanikupule fled before Kamehameha, and he came in possession of Oahu and Molokai and Lanai and Maui and Kahoolawe.
9. To covet; to desire greatly. See Note below.
10. To be addicted to; to be influenced by, as pleasure or gain; ua puni na ’lii ame na kanaka i na hana ino loa, the chiefs and people were addicted to very evil practices.
11. Hoo. To give false testimony; to deceive.
12. To surround for protection. Iob. 1:10. NOTE.—Puni is connected with many other words and signifies, influenced, led by, or addicted to, as well as deceived; puni lealea, addicted to pleasure; puni waiwai, greedy of property; puni hula, given to the practice of the hula, &c.
PU-NI
s. Name of fish nets with small meshes.
2. The termination of a fixed period, as the end of the year; ka puni o ka makahiki; the termination of the period of gestation, &c.
3. A desire; a strong inclination for the possession of a thing, or a particular course of conduct; he kii ka puni o ua wahine la, an image was the great desire of that woman.
PU-NI
adv. Around; on every side; a puni, around about.
2. An intensive. Greatly; exceedingly; hotly, as in anger; mai ulu puni mai kou huhu, be not exceedingly angry. Puk. 32:22. See ULU.
Puni (pū'-ni), adv.
1. Around; on every side; around about.
2. Greatly; exceedingly; hotly, as in anger: Mai ulu puni mai kou huhu; Be not exceedingly angry.
Puni (pū'-ni), n.
1. A process of fishing with the lau.
2. The termination of a fixed period: ka puni o ka makahiki, the end of the year.
3. The termination of the period of gestation, etc.
4. A desire; a strong inclination for the possession of a thing, or a particular course of conduct: He kii ka puni o ua wahine la, A picture was the great desire of that woman.
Puni (pū'-ni), v.
1. To be surrounded, as an island with water; to be hemmed in.
2. To deceive.
3. To be deceived.
puni
Fishnet with small meshes. See nae.
puni
To covet, desire; to be devoted, to be fond of.
puni
/ puni /he palapala hoomalu hale, hoo malu mokn.
puni
a surrounding of fish; termination of a period: to desire; be fond of, deceive: to be around.
puni
to covet, desire.
puni
to surround as water surrounds an island, to enclose, to fie surrounded as one by multitudes, to surround by deceit, to prevail over to get the better of to be surround-
puni
around, on every side, a puni.
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