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pū.kuʻi

Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. vi. To collect, assemble, as people, things (puku + -ʻi, transitivizer: Gram. 6.6.4). hoʻo.pū.kuʻi To collect, assemble.

2. n. Council, assembly, as of chiefs or gods, especially of the major gods, Kāne, Kū, Lono, and Kanaloa (pūkuʻi akua). (PPN pu(u)tuki).

3. vi. To sit doubled up, as for protection from the cold; to nestle together, as in embrace; to hug, huddle. Hoʻi mai ke anu o ka hoʻoilo, pūkuʻi aku au ma kō poli (song), the cold of winter returns, I nestle close within your arms. hoʻo.pū.kuʻi Caus/sim.

4. n. Hub, as of a wheel. Uhi pūkuʻi, hub cap.

PU-KU-I

Andrews Haw to Eng,

v. To sit doubled up; to be bent up; to fold together, as the arms.

PU-KU-I

Andrews Haw to Eng,

s. An assembly or collection of the gods at the luakini; o Waka, o ka wahine i ka pukui.

Pukui (pū'-ku'i), n.

/ pū'-ku'i / Parker Haw to Eng,

1. An assembly or collection of the gods at the highest temple (luakini).

2. A line of gods arranged according to rank: O Waka, o ka wahine i ka pukui, Waka, woman in the line of the pukui.

Pukui (pū'-ku'i), v.

/ pū'-ku'i / Parker Haw to Eng,

To sit doubled up; to be bent up; to fold together, as the arms.

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