lalau
nvi., Mistake, blunder, going astray; to go astray, wander, blunder, err, gad about, have sexual affairs, miss the way.
- Examples:
- Lalau ka noʻonoʻo, to wander mentally.
- Lalau wale, to wander aimlessly.
- Lalau ka ʻōlelo, to talk nonsense or wander in talking.
- He lalau! Nonsense!
- ʻO ia hele lalau wale iho nō e hele lalau ai! Just wandering aimlessly and to no purpose!
- Ke lalau wale lā ʻo Puna i Ka-lalau (saying), Puna strays to The-stray [many puns illustrating a wandering mind refer to Ka-lalau, Kauaʻi: see Pukui, Elbert, and Mookini].
- References:
- Cf. maka lalau.
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