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vt., To chew, masticate (but not swallow; Cf. nau).

  • Examples:
    • Kona mau mama ʻawa, his kava chewers.
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Nā LepiliTags: food onomatopoeia

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1. vs., Fast, nimble, speedy of movement, quick, brisk, swift; to hasten, hurry.

  • Examples:
    • Māmā i ka hele, fast going, traveling far and fast; said also of an infant in the first stages of walking by himself.
    • Māmā i ka holo, fast in running.

2. vs., Light, of weight. Figuratively, eased of pain, ache, or distress. Eamāmā, oxygen. Akemāmā, lungs. hoʻo.mā.mā To lighten, as a load; to ease pain; to cheer. E hoʻomāmā ʻoe i kou kaumaha, ease your grief. PPN maʻamaʻa.

3. n., Mama, mother.

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Māmā.

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kikino, Tempo, in music.

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1. v., To be light, in opposition to heavy; to be unoppressed with a burden; to be relieved of a burden, of care or of labor; to be light, i. e., quick in making a journey.

2. To be active; to be nimble; to be affected with wine. Eset. 1:10. To revive from a fainting fit. Laieik. 165. A mama ae la ke alii.

3. Hoomama. To lighten what is heavy, i. e., to mitigate an affection. 1 Sam. 6:5.

4. To lighten or diminish, as a task or hard labor. 1 Nal. 12:4.

5. To finish; to have done with a thing; to set it afloat.

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v., To chew with a view to spit out of the mouth; to chew or work over in the mouth; hoomakaukau iho la ia e mama i ke kukui; to chew or grind in the mouth, as the Hawaiian doctors do some of their medicines. NOTE.—When the substance chewed is to be swallowed, the action of chewing is nau. Hoolale koke ae la ke kuhina e mama i ka awa. Laieik. 34.

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s., Lightness; swiftness in movement. 2 Sam. 1:23.

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adj., Light; active; nimble.

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adj., Chewed; masticated; kona mau mama awa, persons whose business it was to chew awa to make intoxicating drink. Laieik. 88.

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adj., Chewed; masticated; kona man mama awa, persons whose business it was to chew awa to make intoxicating drink. (Laieik, p. 88.)

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adj., Light; active; nimble.

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n., Lightness; swiftness in movement.

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1. v., To be light, in opposition to heavy; to be unoppressed with a burden; to be relieved of a burden of care or of labor; to be light, that is, free of weight.

2. v., To be active; to be nimble; to be enlivened.

3. v., To revive from a fainting fit: A mama ae la ke alii (Laieik. p. 165); to regain health after illness.

4. v., To be active; to be nimble; to be swift; fleet.

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v., To chew with a view to spit out of the mouth; to chew or work over in the mouth; hoomakaukau iho la ia e mama i ke kukui; to chew or grind in the mouth, as the Hawaiian doctors chewed some of their medicines. (When the substance chewed is to be swallowed, the action of the chewing is nau.) Hoolale koke ae la ke kuhina e mama i ka awa.-Laieik. p. 34.

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