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nvi., To come to life or activity, as of a sick person; to show liveliness, as of young birds about to fly; animated; stirring of life.

• Examples:
  • Hōʻeu, kukupu, ʻīnana, kū i luna o ka moku (ancient prayer, For. 6:267), bestir, grow, come to life, rule the island.
  • Ke ʻīnana lā mehe ʻōpae ʻoehaʻa, active there like freshwater shrimps [of scattered foes].
  • Wahi piopio moa i ka hua e ʻīnana nei i loko ou, little chicken in the egg coming to life within you.
• Related:
  • hōʻīnana Caus/sim.; To animate, give life to.
    • ʻO ka honua nui a Kāne i hoʻīnana a ʻahu kīnohinohi (Kep. 123), the great earth that Kāne gave life to and clothed decoratively.
    • Ō hoʻūlu ʻoe, ō ʻīnana ʻoe, hoʻīnana i ke ola (prayer, PH 150), inspire, animate, give life.
• References:
  • Cf. kīnana, pūnana.

See lau ʻīnana.

To loaf about, walk idly. For a moral quality, a positive definition, see PE.