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nvs., Rounded grooves in carving, as in kukui nuts used in necklaces; depression made by stitches in quilting; grooved.

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    • PPN ioio.

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ʻioʻio

/ ʻio.ʻio / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. Reduplication of ʻio #2; cheeping, peeping.

  • Examples:
    • ʻAʻohe mea i hamama ka waha ā ʻioʻio (Isa. 10.14), none opened the mouth or peeped.
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2. vi., To project, taper.

Nā LepiliTags: onomatopoeia

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n. Clitoris. (PPN kiko.)

kikino, Yoyo.

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    • English

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Pene ʻioʻio. Brooder.

v. To peep, as a chicken; also piopio. Isa. 10:14. Misprinted oioi; to chatter. Isa. 38:14. To whisper, as ghosts were supposed to do. See HANEHANE.

adj. Peeping, as a chicken; he manu ioio, a swallow. Ier. 8:7.

v. To look this way and that, as a thief about to steal; ioio na maka o ka hohe wale.

v. To appear above water, as a shark's fin when swimming about; ioio kuala o ka mano i ka ili kai.

v., To project upwards, as a point of a mountain; ioio ae ana o Puuonioni e oni ae ana e like me Maunakea.

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Ioio (ĭ'o-ĭ'o), adj.

/ ĭ'o-ĭ'o / Parker Haw to Eng,

Chirping; peeping: He manu ioio; a peeping bird (swallow).

Ioio (i'o-i'o), n.

/ i'o-i'o / Parker Haw to Eng,

The clitoris.

Ioio (ĭ'o-ĭ'o), v.

/ ĭ'o-ĭ'o / Parker Haw to Eng,

1. To utter a low sharp sound; to chirp; to cheep; to peep.

2. To project upward, as the peak of a mountain: Ioio ae ana o Puuonioni e oni ae ana e like me Maunakea.

3. To taper.

Ioio (ĭ-o'-ĭ-o'), v.

/ ĭ-o'-ĭ-o' / Parker Haw to Eng,

To look here and there, as a thief who is about to steal.

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