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Lele, lele koali, lewa, kālewa.

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  • Also: ʻōlewa, māewa, maʻalewa; pūlewa (as a ship at anchor); kouli, kuʻuwelu, ʻaiʻaiele, hoʻoleilei, huleilua; ʻukē (pendulously); swing the arms, kā, kāia; swing and hit, kuʻikaʻa; swing back and forth, kaiue, hoʻohilala, kuekuene, hāʻukēʻukē.
  • Rare: pūkaʻikaʻi, mākoiele.
  • Swing a rope (as for jumping), kā i ke kaula.
  • To ride in a swing, lele koali, lelepinao.
  • Kind of swinging game, lele pīnaʻi.

1. Free swing, as a single rope hanging from a tree branch. Lele koali.

2. Fixed swing, as with two or more ropes or chains. Paiō.

3. To swing, as a pendulum. ʻUkē.

• References:
  • See pendulum.

e lewa ae i o ia nei, e lele kowali.

he lele kowali.

hai. e lewa ae io ia nei, e lele kowali.

h. he lele. kowali.

lělěkōa'lĭ: to swing, lě'wă, lě'wălě'wă.

n. He lelekoali.

v. E kau iluna; e lele; e lewa; e lewalewa; e lelekoali.