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uliuli

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

1. Same as uli #1.

  • Examples:
    • He lole uliuli (Puk. 25.4), blue clothing.
    • ʻIli uliuli, brown skin.
    • Uliuli mau, evergreen.
  • Related:

2. n., A kind of rock from which adzes were made.

  • References:
    • Malo 19.

3. (Cap.) n., Name of a star (no data).

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ʻulīʻulī

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

nvi., A gourd rattle, containing seeds with colored feathers at the top, used for the hula ʻulīʻulī (at one time there were no feathers); to rattle.

  • Related:
    • hōʻulīʻulī Caus/sim.; To shake the ʻulīʻulī; to rattle.

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uliuli

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

No base definition, only supplemental content.

  • Related:
    • Nile Uliuli. Blue Nile.

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uliuli

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / U-LI-U-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., See uli. Blue. Puk. 25:4. Green. Kanl. 12:2. Dark colored. Iob. 6:16. Black. Mel. Sol. 5:11. Ka moana uliuli; ka lole uliuli.

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uliuli

kikino ｜ noun / U-LI-U-LI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Green things; verdure; a pasture. Ioel. 1:19.

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uliuli

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / u'-li-u'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Blue; green; dark colored; black: ka moana uliuli; ka lole uliuli.

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uliuli

iʻoa ｜ proper noun / u'-li-u'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A dark or dusky hue; color of the clear sky; appearance of a verdant landscape.

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uliuli

kikino ｜ noun / ū'-lī'-ū-li' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A small gourd used as a musical instrument.

2. n., A hula dance in which the uliuli gourd is used. Also formerly called ulili.

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uliuli

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Cerulean blue, vegetation green, or dark-cloud black.

uliuli

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Variety of sweet potato, dark or dusky in coloration. (NP 126.)

uliuli

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

blue, green, dark colored, brown, black.

uliuli

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Kind of rock from which adzes were made (PE).

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