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1. vs., Small, stunted, undersized, dwarf.

• Examples:
  • Pua ʻiʻi, tiny fry of fish.
  • Kioea ʻai pua ʻiʻi o Hilia, the kioea bird that eats the tiny spawn of Hilia [of big persons gobbling up little ones].

2. n., Admired deep, rasping sound in chanting; tremor; guttural quality of some sounds, as back vowels or strongly aspirated “h”.

• Examples:
  • Inā e hoʻokoʻikoʻi i ka leo, e loaʻa nō ka ʻiʻi, if the voice is, stressed, the guttural quality is obtained.

3. Same as ʻiʻini.

• Examples:
  • Nānā aku au iāʻoe, noho pono ka ʻiʻi iā loko (song), I looked at you, desire settles deep within.

4. vt., To gather, collect.

• Examples:
  • Ua ʻiʻi kānaka i ka hunahuna mea ʻai, the people collected the scraps of food.

5. Short for hāpuʻu ʻiʻi #1, hāpuʻu ʻiʻi #2, ferns; ʻamaʻu ʻiʻi, a fern; pala ʻiʻi, a taro.

6. vs., Reddish-brown, as a dog's hair.

7. Same as ʻapapane, a bird.

1. vs., Tight, difficult to extract, as a plug; stiff.

• Examples:
  • E ʻiʻī ana, ēhē, āhā, e mamau ana, ēhē, āhā (chant for Kamehameha IV), fitted tightly, tra-la, remaining firm, tra-la.
• Related:
  • hōʻiʻī Caus/sim.; To strain and grunt as during real or false pain or exertion; labor pains.
    • Figuratively, stingy.
    • No ka nui o ka iʻa, hō ʻiʻī nā lawaiʻa i ka huki ʻana i ka ʻupena, because of the great number of fish, the fishermen groaned as they pulled on the net.

2. vi., To frown, scowl.

• Related:
  • hōʻiʻī Caus/sim. (often used with maka).

3. vi., To move swiftly.

• Source:
  • Kauaʻi.

4. vs., Lost, as old knowledge.

• Rare

1. vs., Sour, rancid, moldy, musty.

• Related:
  • hōʻīʻī Caus/sim. to cause to sour.

2. (Cap.) n., Family name of John Papa ʻĪʻī.