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hepa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs., Idiot, moron, imbecile; partial paralysis of the vocal organs causing indistinct articulation; feebleminded, moronic.

  • Examples:
    • Hepa ka ʻōlelo, indistinct speech; to make a slip of the tongue.
  • Related:
    • hoʻohepa Caus/sim.
      • ʻŌlelo hoʻohepa, idiotic talk; to mispronounce or misconstrue language.

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HE-PA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A shaking of the limbs; the palsy; a sitting in silence.

HE-PA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Mischievous; false; lazy; nani ke kanaka hepa.

Hepa (hē'-pa), adj.

/ hē'-pa / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Idiotic; destitute of ordinary intellectual powers.

Hepa (hē'-pa), n.

/ hē'-pa / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A shaking of the limbs: the palsy.

2. Partial paralysis of the vocal organs which causes indistinct articulation.

3. A slight form of dementia.

4. Idiocy.

5. An imbecile.

hepa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Palsy; shaking of the limbs; partial paralysis of the vocal organs causing indistinct speech; slight form of dementia; imbecile.

hepa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To blunder in speaking.

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