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hili

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. nvt., To braid or plait, as a lei or candlenuts; a braid, plaiting, string.

  • Examples:
    • Ka hili ʻana i ka lauoho (1 Pet. 3.3), the plaiting of the hair.
  • References:

2. vi., To turn aside, deviate, miss the way, wander, stray.

  • Examples:
    • Mea hili i hope, straggler.
    • Ua pā hili, rain blown by wind in various directions.
    • Mai hili ʻiʻo paha au inā ʻaʻole kēia kamaʻāina, I might have gone quite astray had it not been for this native of the place.
  • Related:
    • hoʻohili Caus/sim.; to lead astray.
  • References:

3. nvt., To whip, smite, thrash, switch, bat; batter, as in baseball; stroke, as in fighting.

  • Examples:
    • Mea hili kinipōpō, batter.
  • Related:
    • hoʻohili Caus/sim.; to pretend to whip, to whip gently.

4. n., Bark used in dyeing, as hili kukui, hili kōlea, hili noni; the dark-brown dye made from this bark; a tapa dyed with hili; to dye with hili.

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hili

hamani ｜ transitive verb Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani, To spike (the ball), in volleyball.

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hili

/ HI-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews,

1. v., To braid; to plait, as a wreath; to braid, as the hair. 1 Pet. 3:3. To string, as kukui nuts; e hili kukui.

2. To turn over and over, as in braiding; to twist; to spin; to tie on, as Hawaiians formerly tied or braided their kois on to the handles.

3. To deviate from the path in traveling; to wander here and there. Sol. 15:22. To miss one’s way.

4. To droop; to flag. See milo and wili.

5. To smite, as with a sword or the hand.

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hili

kikino ｜ noun / HI-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews,

1. s., A general name for barks used in dyeing; as, hili kolea, hili koa, &c.

2. A black dye for coloring kapas made of kolea bark.

3. The principle of tanning in koa and other barks.

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hili

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / HI-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews,

adj., Turning; wandering aside.

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hili

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / hī'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker,

adj., Turning; wandering; random; irregular.

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kikino ｜ noun / hī'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. n., Deviation; a wandering; a going astray.

2. n., The juice or sap of growing plants.

3. n., Sapwood.

4. n., A general name for barks used in dying, as hili kolea, hili koa, etc.

5. n., A black dye made of bark for coloring tapa.

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/ hī'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. v., To braid; to plait, as a wreath.

2. v., To string, as kukui nuts: e hili kukui.

3. v., To turn over and over, as in braiding; to twist; to spin.

4. v., To tie on, as Hawaiians formerly tied or braided their koi, tools, onto handles.

5. v., To deviate from the path in traveling; to wander; to miss one's way.

6. v., To droop; to flag.

7. v., To smite, as with a sword or the hand.

8. v., To deviate from a settled rule of conduct.

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