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hole

Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. nvt., To skin, peel, file, rasp, make a groove; to strip, as sugar-cane leaves from the stalk; furrow.

  • Examples:
    • Hole Waimea i ka ihe a ka makani (name song for Kamehameha I, Elbert and Mahoe 52), Waimea strips the spear of the wind [the wind refers to warriors, and the song describes their making of spears].
  • References:

2. vi., To squirm, twist, turn, fidget; to caress passionately.

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hole

Pukui-Elbert Eng to Haw,

Puka (usually of a perforation); lua (with a bottom); haka (breach).

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hole

Māmaka Kaiao Eng to Haw,
  • Related:
    • Sound hole, as on an ʻukulele or guitar. Puka kani.

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Hole

Andrews Eng to Haw,

puka, he lua.

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