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1. n., Pearl.

  • Examples:
    • Kuʻu momi makamae, my precious pearl [a beloved person].
    • He momi waiwai nui, Hawaiian translation of the title of the English book “A Pearl of Great Price” by Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet.

  • References:
    • Mat. 13.46.

2. n., Niʻihau name for pūpū Niʻihau, a Niʻihau shell used in leis; also momi o kai.

3. n., Hard center of eye, fish eyeball.

4. n., Face of a watch.

5. n., A fatty tissue between the cornea and the inner canthus of the eye, pinguecula.

6. Same as nuku momi, a jackfish.

Nā LepiliTags: fauna fish anatomy Niʻihau

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1. n., A Pearl; the pearl of the oyster.

2. n., The hard center of the eye.

3. n., The hard face of a watch.

4. n., The eye of a fish; maka ia.

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