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Kūmole ｜ Source:

u-

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. Prefix to some words to denote plural, as uhaele, ulawaiʻa, unoho, unonoho.

  • Examples:
    • E uhaele ʻolua, you two go.
    • O uʻai like, eat together.
  • Related:
    • This u- is sometimes written as though forming a word with a preceding o, imperative marker, as ou haele oukou (Mat. 2.8), you go.
  • References:
    • Gram. 6.3.3.

2. Prefix to many words with meanings ‘quality or state’; there is variation in some words of u-, ʻu-, and ʻū, especially in rare words.

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