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hamu

Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. vt., To eat voraciously, devour, eat scraps; fragments, scraps.

2. vt., To destroy; to consume, as by fire.

  • Examples:
    • ʻAi hamu, to destroy, as by sorcery.
    • Ua pau aku ka hapa nui o kō lāua lako hale i ka hamu ʻia e ke ahi, most of their household goods were destroyed by fire.

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HA-MU

Andrews Haw to Eng,

v. To eat fragments of food; to eat the skin; to pick bones; to scrape up and eat what is left; e ai hamu.

HA-MU

Andrews Haw to Eng,

s. The refuse of food.

Hamu (hā'-mu), n.

/ hā'-mu / Parker Haw to Eng,

The fragments that remain after eating.

Hamu (hā'-mu), v.

/ hā'-mu / Parker Haw to Eng,

1. To eat fragments of food.

2. To eat the skin.

3. To pick bones.

4. To scrape up and eat what is left: e ai hamu.

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