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ʻōkū

/ ʻō.kū / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. nvt., To stand erect, protrude, emerge, hold upright (Nak. 79); to wield with vigor, as paddles.

  • Examples:
    • Ke kanaka ʻōkū mai i ka hoe (Kel. 46), the man working hard with the paddles.
    • Aia maʻō e ʻōkū maila, there it is, standing over there.

2. vs., Thunderstruck, taken aback, horrified, agitated.

  • Examples:
    • ʻŌkū hoʻi au i kō ia ala hōʻino, I was horrified by his cursing.

3. n., Young stage of kūmū, smaller than the ʻāhuluhulu stage.

4. n.v., Live bird used as decoy; to decoy.

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ʻŌkū

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Point, north Niʻihau. Lit., to protrude.

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