- puaki
- Maori for to utter
Maori-English dictionary. 2008.
puaki
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eel — Puhi (for various kinds, see puhi and following entries); kuna, i a; puhi īni iniki (infant); au aukī, puakī, ōilo (young). ♦ Eel catching stick, haoa puhi. ♦ Eel hole, lua puhi. ♦ Eel tentacle, awe puhi. ♦ An eel of the billows,… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
seaweed — Limu, lī . See Haw. Eng. entries and the entries that follow them for various kinds. Limu and lī are sometimes omitted. Some names vary according to islands. See lists below, also moss, scum, sea lettuce, vagabond. ♦ Ball of seaweed, as sold … English-Hawaiian dictionary
take — Lawe, lawe aku, hopu, loa a; off, kala, wehe, wehewehe, unuhi, ho ohemo; by force, kā ili, na i, limanui, nunu, moluna; hold of, lālau, hopu. Rare: puaki i, ho oki i, nāi i. Take without right, lawe wale. See effect. Take… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
thin — 1. As the human torso. Wīwī, hakahaka; emi (to have lost weight); ho owīwī, hōki i, ho okilo, hōmali, hōmale; māilo, māio (tubercular). Also: hiwi; hiwihiwi; pili ke kua me ke alo (see kua); kekē, nāeheehe, lolopaioea, lolopaioa, paioa,… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
