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pika.pika

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n. Suction cups on octopus tentacles.

2. n. A kind of lava rock with points said to resemble the suction cups of an octopus.

3. vs. Variegated, spotted; of varying colors, as the ocean.

pikapika

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Variegated, spotted, usually applied to the smooth surface of the ocean in a calm. A meaning close to māʻokiʻoki.

pikapika

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Ink of the squid emitted from under its tails. The water assumes different colors depending on how much ink

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