1. nvt. To kiss; a kiss; formerly, to touch noses on the side in greeting. Hele akula ʻo Iakoba, a honi aʻela iāia (Kin. 27.27), Jacob came near and kissed him. hoʻo.honi To cause or pretend to kiss. (PPN songi.)
2. nvt. To smell, sniff, scent; a scent, hoʻo.honi Caus/sim. (PPN songi.)
3. vt. To touch, as a match to a combustible. (Lunk. 16.9.)
v. To beg earnestly. See HOLI.
v. To touch; to apply a combustible article to the fire. Lunk. 16:9.
2. To smell, as an odor. Kin. 8:21. To smell any perfume; to snuff, as a candle.
3. To feel the influence of, as the roots of trees do the water. Iob. 14:9.
4. To salute by touching noses (the ordinary way of saluting among Hawaiians); honi iho la i ka ihu. Laieik. 203.
5. To kiss; to salute by kissing. Kin. 27:26, 27. To embrace on parting; applied to various forms of salutation, as good-by, shaking hands, &c.
s. A salutation; a kiss. Mele Sol. 1:2.
2. A touch as of a match to a combustible.
3. A shaking of hands at parting, &c.
4. Commanding a complimentary salutation to one; e haawi i ko'u honi ala aloha ia lakou, give them my sweet loving kiss, i. e., affectionate salutation.
1. A salutation; a kiss.
2. A touch as of a match to a combustible.
3. Commanding a complimentary salutation to one: E haawi i ko'u honi ala aloha ia lakou. Give them my sweet loving kiss, that is, affectionate salutation.
1. To touch; to apply a combustible article to the fire. (Lun. 16:9.)
2. To smell, as an odor. To smell any perfume; to snuff.
3. To feel the influence of, as the roots of trees do the water.
4. To salute by touching noses (the ancient way of saluting among Hawaiians); honi iho la i ka ihu. Laieik. p. 203.
5. To kiss; to salute by kissing. To embrace on parting; applied to various forms of salutation and farewell, as good-by, shaking hands, etc.
6. To beg earnestly and often; to importune. See holi. (The word describes the actions of children in kissing, cajoling, etc., for the purpose of obtaining some favor.)
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