Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n., Knee.

• Related:
  • A mother would rap a disobedient child on the knee: see hoʻokuli; knocking on the knee was also a sign of stinginess: the person referred to is deaf (kuli #2) to appeal for generosity.
• References:
  • PPN turi.

2. nvs., Deafness, deaf person, noise, racket; deaf, noisy, loud.

• Examples:
  • Hana kuli, noise, hubbub, cacophony; noisy.
  • Poʻe kuli ā ʻāʻā, deaf-mutes.
  • Kuli ʻokoʻa, stone deaf.
  • Mai hana kuli, be quiet [politer than kulikuli]
• Related:
  • hoʻokuli Caus/sim.; Deaf; to feign deafness. Figuratively, to disobey; disobedient.
    • Hoʻokuli maila i ka waiwai (For. 5:159), disregard or pay no attention to wealth.
• References:
  • PPN tuli.

v., To be stunned with noise; to be deafened; not able to hear.

2. Hookuli. To turn a deaf ear; to refuse to hear.

3. To be disobedient; to be stubborn in disobedience.

4. To be silent.

v., To give or pay something as a reward for adultery or fornication.

s., A reward given to a female for adultery or fornication.

s., Deafness; inattention to duty.

2. A deaf person. Puk. 4:11. One unable from deafness to join in conversation.

adj., Deaf. Isa. 35:5. Ka pono kuli. Hal. 58:1.

s., The knee. Isa. 35:3. See kukuli.

1. adj., Deaf.

2. adj., Deaf and dumb.

n., A bribe to secure silence.

1. v., To be stunned with noise; to be deafened; not able to hear.

2. v., To be silent; be quiet.

3. v., To give or pay something as a reward for keeping a thing secret. Same as kipe, to bribe. See hookuli.

Knee.

knee; deafness: deaf: to be stunned with noise.