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lapu

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs., Ghost (Isa. 34.14), apparition, phantom, specter; haunted; to haunt; to act as a ghost.

  • Examples:
    • Ua lapu ke keiki a kāua iaʻu (For. 5:557), I have been haunted by our child.
  • Related:
    • hoʻolapu Caus/sim.; To pretend to be a ghost, as children on Halloweʻen.

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lapu

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

ʻaʻano, Haunted.

  • Source:
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  • Examples:
    • Hale lapu. Haunted house, not the Halloween variety.
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lapu

/ LA-PU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To appear, as a ghost or spirit, especially at night. Hoolapu. To cause a spirit to appear to one.

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lapu

kikino ｜ noun / LA-PU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., An apparition; a ghost; the appearance of the supposed spirit of a deceased person. Hal. 88:10. Na mea lapu, the ghosts; the dead. Isa. 34:14. A o kou inoa, he Lapu, a o kau mea e ai ai, o na pulelehua, thy name shall be Ghost (Lapu), thy food the butterflies (the judgment against Kaonohiokala for his crimes.)

2. A night monster.

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lapu

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / LA-PU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Spectral; ghostly; akua lapu, a specter; an apparition of a god.

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lapu

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / lā'-pu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Spectral; ghostly; akua lapu, a specter; an apparition of a god.

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kikino ｜ noun / lā'-pu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., An apparition; a ghost; the appearance of the supposed spirit of a deceased person. (Hal. 88:10.) Na mea lapu, the ghosts; the dead. (Isa. 34:14.) A o kou inoa, he lapu, a o kau mea e ai ai, o na pulelehua, thy name shall be Ghost (Lapu), thy food the butterflies (the judgment against Kaonohiokala for his crimes).

2. n., A night monster; apparition.

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hehele ｜ intransitive verb / lā'-pu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To appear, as a ghost or spirit, especially at night.

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lapu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Apparition, ghost; the appearance of the supposed spirit of a deceased person.

lapu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Apparition, ghost; the appearance of the supposed spirit of a deceased person. (Hal. 88:10; Isa. 34:14.)

lapu

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

ghost.

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