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heihei

/ hei.hei / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. nvi., Race, as foot race, canoe race, horse race; to race.

  • Examples:
    • He kanaka ikaika e heihei ana (Hal. 19.5), a strong man running a race.
  • Related:
    • hoʻoheihei Caus/sim.; To run swiftly, take part in a race, pretend to race, cause to race.

2. Reduplication of hei #1, hei #2, hei #3; to festoon, drape.

  • Related:
    • hoʻoheihei Caus/sim.; To ensnare, entrap; to mend, as a net or wire fence.
  • References:

3. vt., To enthrall, enchant.

  • Examples:
    • Noho ʻoia mehe mea lā ua heihei ʻia, he sat like one entranced; enchanted; in a daze.
  • Related:
    • hoʻoheihei Caus/sim.; to fascinate, flirt; to ward off possible sorcery by imitating the gestures of the kahuna.

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HEI-HEI

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

v. To run, as in a race; to run a race. Hal. 19:5.

Heihei (he'i-he'i), v.

/ he'i-he'i / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. To run, as though in a race.

2. To run a race.

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