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wīwī

/ wī.wī / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs., Thin, lean, slender, bony, skinny, rickety, emaciated.

  • Examples:
    • Pā wīwī, rickety, insecure fence.
  • Related:
    • hoʻowīwī Caus/sim.; To make thin, slenderize; to diet in order to lose weight; to reduce.
  • References:

2. Reduplication of wī #2, to squeal.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: onomatopoeia

wīwī

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

old Hawaii, but the squeal (wīwī) of the native rodent is no longer heard, it having been supplanted by the more formidable Norway rat.

wīwī

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Lean; to grow poor in flesh, as a person. (Zek. 14:12.)

wīwī

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Poor in flesh; slender, feeble. (Kin. 41:6.)

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