hiʻi
1. vt., To hold or carry in the arms, as a child; to bear; to nurse or tend a child (Hawaiians did not carry children unrelated to them, and commoners did not touch a chief's child; carrying a child symbolized love, kinship, and affection).
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2. Same as kūpoki, a plaiting process.
3. vs., Tall, as cliff or mountain.
- Examples:
- Kuʻu kaikuaʻana o ka pali hiʻi, my older brother of the tall cliff.
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