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ʻaki 1. nvt. • to take a nip and let go, snap; to nibble, as fish; • to bite off the bark of sugar cane; • to heal, as a wound; • to scar over; • sharp recurring pain, as in head or stomach. • fig., to attack, taunt, malign, snap at; • slander (Hal. 50.20) ; • backbiter (Roma 1.30) . [(AN) PPn *kati, bite, nip] 2. n. height, tip, top (preceded by ke). 3. n. pillow. 4. n. block on which a canoe is placed on the shore. 5. vs. filled, as a canoe with waves. 6. a rush. 7. placename. land division, Lahaina qd., Maui. |
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| 1. | ʻā ʻaki makau | hook-taking | ʻā₅ |
| 2. | ʻā ʻaki maunu | bait-taking | ʻā₅ |
| 3. | ʻaki ka nuku | to press the lips tightly together | ʻaki₁ |
| 4. | ʻAʻohe ʻuku lele nāna i ʻaki. | Not a flea to bite. [perfect comfort] | ʻuku lele |
| 5. | Kū i ke ʻaki. | To stand at the top [to have success]. | ʻaki₂ |
| 6. | nokenoke i ke ʻaki i ke kuʻi | continued grinding of the teeth | nokenoke |
| 7. | ʻōpū ʻaki | severe stomach-ache | ʻaki₁ |
| 8. | Pēlā e lilo ai ia i mea i hōʻino ʻia ai, i mea e ʻaki ai. | So it shall be a reproach and a taunt. | ʻaki₁ |