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pipī

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Reduplication of pī #2; squinting; twinkling, as stars.

  • Figuratively, barely surviving.
  • Examples:
    • Pipī ka ihu, the nose sniffles and is stopped up.
    • Inā i kanu mau ā mahi mau ke kauwahi ʻāina, ulu pipī wale nō ia lau kanu, if certain lands have been continually planted and farmed, the plants grow feebly.
    • Pipī ka wahie, hoʻonui ka pulupulu, if wood smolders, add more tinder.
  • Related:
    • hoʻopipī Caus/sim.; to smoke, as ham.
      • Kinai i ka ʻuwiki e hoʻopipī ana (Mat. 12.20), quench a smoldering wick.

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