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akahai

/ aka.hai / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

nvs., Modest, gentle, unassuming, unpretentious, unobtrusive, docile, decorous, meek, suave; meekness, modesty.

  • Examples:
    • Pōmaikaʻi ka poʻe akahai, no ka mea, e lilo ka honua iā lākou (Mat. 5.5), blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.
  • References:
    • PCP ata- + PPN fai.

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akahai

/ A-KA-HAI / Haw to Eng, Andrews,

adj., Modest; gentle, &c. Sol. 15:1. Soft in speech.

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