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bitter

Eng to Haw, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

ʻAwa, ʻawaʻawa. Also: waiʻawa, ʻawaʻawahia, ʻawaʻawahua, muʻe, muʻemuʻe, muʻamuʻa, ʻōmuʻe, ʻōmuʻemuʻe, mule, mulemule, haoa, hauaʻīliki, malailena, ʻōlaelae; pēkaʻa (very bitter), halahala, pūʻawa. These words mean bitter to the taste, and figuratively of disposition. Other words for bitter disposition: keʻemoa, naʻinaʻi; nanau, lanau (rare). Bitter cold, bitter to taste, ʻāmuʻemuʻe. Bitter rain, ka ua ʻawa (of disaster, hardship). Kī-lau-ea overturned, darkened with smoke, lost in bitterness, (PH 197), hulihia Kī-lau-ea, pō i ka uahi, nalowale i keʻawa (disaster).

bitter

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb Eng to Haw, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

ʻaʻano, In culinary science. Muʻemuʻe.

Bit-ter

Eng to Haw, Andrews (1865),

he awaawa, he awahia.

bitter

/ bit-ter / Eng to Haw, Emerson (1845),

ha. awaawa, mulemule, awaawa kenakena.

bitter

Eng to Haw, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

mŭ‘ěmŭ‘ě, ‘ă’wă‘ă’wă.

Bitter

/ Bĭt'ter / Eng to Haw, Hitchcock (1887),

Bĭt'ter, adj. 1. Mulea; awahia; muemue; malailena. SYN. acrid. 2. A bitter cold day, he la anuanu loa. 3. Uluhua. A bitter feeling of resentment, he manao uluhua, ku-e'. 4. Bitter poverty, bitter want, ilikole.

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