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kananuha

/ kana.nuha / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

vs., Stubborn, sulky.

  • Examples:
    • Ke lilo nei Haʻikū ʻekalesia kananuha, Haʻikū is becoming a stubborn church.
  • Related:
    • hoʻokananuha Caus/sim.; To cause sulkiness; dull of hearing (Heb. 5.11).
  • References:
    • Cf. more common nuha.

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KA-NA-NU-HA

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

v. To be dull in listening to a story; to sit in sullen silence, giving no reply; to be dull in learning; to have a want of apprehension; to be stubborn or surly. Hoo. The same.

KA-NA-NU-HA

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

adj. Hoo. Dull; stupid; slow. Heb. 5:11. Slow or dull at answering.

Kananuha (kă'-nă-nū'-ha), adj.

/ kă'-nă-nū'-ha / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. Dull; stupid; slow or dull at answering.

2. Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate.

Kananuha (kă'-nă-nū'-ha), v.

/ kă'-nă-nū'-ha / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. To be dull.

2. To be sullen, stubborn, gruff, gloomy, ill-tempered.

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