1. nvi. Rattling, as of a window; rustling, as of paper. hoʻo.nakeke To make a rattling or rustling noise. ʻO wai kēlā e hoʻonakeke maila i nā pā? Who is that rattling the dishes? (PPN ngatete).
2. n. A brown seaweed (Hydroclathrus clathratus), resembling pūhā and closely related to it, but the surface pierced with holes of different sizes; not eaten.
ʻaʻano Crunchy, as fresh potato chips. Niʻihau. Also nakekeke, kakani. See kamumu.
v. To move back and forth; to make an indistinct sound.
2. To rattle; to rustle, as paper in the wind, or as new kapa.
3. To shake to and fro. Iob. 39:23.
adj. Humming; rustling; moving.
Humming; rustling.
1. To rustle; to make an indistinct sound by rapping slightly.
2. To rattle; to rustle, as paper in wind, or as new tapa.
3. To shake to and fro.
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