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nvt. Height, pride, dignity; lofty, high, prominent; majestic, dignified; to brag, boast, praise; to rise to the top. Fig., head. Ka lā e keha iho ai kō au hou (Kel. 145), the day your new era boasts of. Kau ke keha i ka uluna, the head rests on the pillow [work is done]. Kiʻekiʻe kau keha i luna, high above it rests. Moe keha, to lie with the head on a pillow. Ke keha nei ʻoe i kō laki, you are bragging of your luck. Laʻi ke keha o ka nohona, peaceful the dignity of life. Keha kaʻakepa ka ʻōlelo i Hīhīmanu, toplofty and from side to side goes the talk at Hīhīmanu [said of a boaster who keeps repeating; Hīhīmanu is a Kauaʻi peak]. hoʻo.keha To cause height, pride, boasting, etc. Same as keha.

v. To snap with the teeth, as when a dog seizes an animal and tears out a mouthful.

2. To extend; to lengthen out, as time.

3. To be puffed up with pride.

4. To sing or repeat a song.

v. To lean the head on one's hand and lean over sideways; e moe me ke kaa o ke poo i ka a luna me ka lolli ana i ke kapa a paa.

Keha (kē'-ha), v.

/ kē'-ha / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To be puffed up with pride.

2. To make a display of one's self.

3. To lie down stretched out at full length with face upturned, head on pillow and entire body wrapped in tapa. This form of repose was called moe keha.

4. To lean the head back on a support: e moe me ke kaa o ke poo i ka uluna me ka lolii ana i ke kapa a paa.

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