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pohihihi

/ pohi.hihi / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs., Obscure, entangled, mysterious, intricate, confused, confusing, bewildering, baffling, complex; mystery, obscurity.

  • Examples:
    • I ʻole e pohihihi i nā kānaka maoli, so as not to confuse the native peoples.
    • Ka mea pohihihi o Kristo (Kol. 4.3), the mystery of Christ.
  • References:

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adj. See POHIHIU. Obscure, as language; puzzling, as a question; not plain; entangled; mea pohihihi, a mystery; a dark saying; hard questions. 1 Nal. 10:1. Forgotten; not known.

s. A mist; an obscurity of vision; anything dark or entangled; that which is obscure or mysterious; a mystery. 2 Tes. 2:7.

2. Forgetfulness; ignorance; awkwardness.

Pohihihi (pō'-hī-hī'-hi), adj.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Obscure, as language; puzzling, as a question; not plain; entangled; mea pohihihi, a mystery; a dark saying; hard questions; forgotten; not known.

2. Mysterious. Syn: Pohihiu.

Pohihihi (pō'-hĭ-hī'-hi), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A mist; an obscurity of vision; anything dark or entangled; that which is obscure or mysterious; a mystery.

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