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ʻaʻahu 1. nvt. clothing in general, garment, array, attire, costume, mantle, gown; to put on or wear clothing, especially shirt, suit, or coat; to cover or wrap, as the body with a blanket. [Pn(CE) *kaa-kafu, clothing: *ka(a)kafu] 2. n. clothing. costume (HE). usu nā ʻaʻahu. |
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| 1. | Ā hoʻopalaheʻa no wau i koʻu ʻaʻahu apau. | I shall stain all my raiment. [with blood] | palaheʻa |
| 2. | Ā hoʻopalaheʻa no wau i koʻu ʻaʻahu apau. | I shall stain all my raiment. [with blood] | hoʻopalaheʻa |
| 3. | ʻaʻahu au i ka pono. | I have clothed myself in righteousness. | ʻaʻahu |
| 4. | ʻaʻahu hoʻohiwahiwa | festive attire, evening gown | ʻaʻahu |
| 5. | ʻaʻahu i kau lula ʻia | formal attire | ʻaʻahu |
| 6. | ʻaʻahu ʻili kao | goatskin garment [said of shiftless people accused or sleeping under goatskins because they were too indolent to make tapa] | kao₅ |
| 7. | ʻaʻahu ʻoluʻolu | comfortable, casual, informal wear | ʻoluʻolu |
| 8. | E ʻaʻahu aku ʻoe i kēia. | Wear this. | ʻaʻahu |
| 9. | He keu ʻoe a ke keiki hoʻoniku ʻaʻahu. | Never was a child like you for getting clothes dirty and smelly. | niku₁ |
| 10. | Kauluwela ka moana i nā ʻau waʻa kaua o Kalaniʻōpuʻu; aia nā koa ke ʻaʻahu lā i kō lākou mau ʻahu ʻula o nā waihoʻoluʻu like ʻole. | The ocean was swarming with the fleet of war canoes of Kalaniʻōpuʻu; the warriors were wearing their feather cloaks of varied colors. | kauluwela₂ |
| 11. | Makaʻala ʻoia i ka ʻaʻahu o kāna kāne. | She tends carefully to her husband's clothes. | makaʻala |
| 12. | nā ʻaʻahu hana keaka | wardrobe, as stage costumes for a play, movie or video production | ʻaʻahu |
| 13. | No laila i ʻōlelo ʻia ai he ʻaʻahu pāwehe hiwa na ka makani. | So it was called the choice patterned mat made by the spirits. | ʻaʻahu pāwehe |