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ʻauwae

/ ʻau.wae / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. nvs., Chin. Figuratively, indifferent, scornful.

  • Examples:
    • ʻAuwae oʻo, matured chin [unsocial, unfriendly].
    • ʻElemakule ʻauwae lenalena, old man with yellowed chin [of the very old].
  • Related:
    • hōʻauwae Caus/sim.; To show no interest; scornful, disrespectful of taboo (Kep. 139).
  • References:

2. n., Curved notch cut on the outer side of a post below the base of a tenon, also called maʻi wahine.

  • References:
    • (For. 5:643).

3. n., Portion of the point of a pearl-shell lure which overhangs the shank.

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