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naue

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vi., To move, shake, rock, sway, tremble; to quake, as the earth; to vibrate; to march; loose and insecure, as a tooth; revolving, as hips in a hula.

  • Examples:
    • Naue i mua, forward, march.
  • Related:
    • Also: nauwe.
    • hoʻonaue Caus/sim.; To cause to shake, revolve, sway, rock; to disturb.
      • Ka ua hōʻoni, hoʻonaue i ka puʻu koʻa, the rain sways in a dance and shakes the coral pile.
      • No ke aha lā ʻoe i hoʻonaue mai ai iaʻu? (1 Sam. 28.15), Why have you disquieted me?
  • References:

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naue

/ NAU-E / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., (The first orthography is preferable.) To shake; to move to and fro.

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naue

/ nā'u-e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To shake; to move to and fro.

2. v., To tremble; to vibrate, as the earth in an earthquake. Syn: Haalulu.

3. v., To move away a little; to withdraw from others to a private place; naue aku la ka makaula ma kahi kaawale, a pule aku la.

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Naue

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Place near Hāʻena, Hanalei district, Kauaʻi, famous for pandanus trees. (For a song, see Elbert and Mahoe 80-81.) Lit., to move.

Naue

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Coastal plain, Hāʻena, Kauaʻi. Shore area around Camp Naue that was famous for its large grove of hala, or pandanus trees. The grove is mentioned in many chants and songs. Lit., to move.

naue

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

to shake, tremble as earth.

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