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ʻau
1. vi.
  • to swim,
  • travel by sea.
  [(EO) PPn *kau, swim]
2. vi. to jut out into the sea, as a land point; to project.
3. n.
  • handle,
  • staff, shaft;
  • stem, stalk,
  • bone of lower arm or leg.
  [PPn *kau, stalk, stem, handle]
4. n. group (followed by a qualifier, as moku, waʻa.) [PPn *kau, group of people, company]
5. n. handle, as of a bureau drawer, faucet, frying pan, toilet, etc. (preceded by ke); neck, as of an ʻukulele, guitar, etc. Niʻihau. cf. kākai, pōheo. see also ʻukulele.

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1.ahi ʻau haufirebrand (of light wood, as hau)ʻau hau
2.ʻaikalima ʻaupopsicleʻaikalima
3.Aloha Makapuʻu, ʻau i ke kai.Greetings to Makapuʻu [Point), reaching out into the sea.ʻau₂
4.ʻau ʻaoʻaoside stroke, in swimming; to swim the side strokeʻaoʻao
5.ʻau ʻīliodog paddle, in swimming; to dog paddle. lit., swim (like a) dogʻīlio₁
6.ʻau waifaucet handlekī wai
7.ʻau kīpāpalishaft-like cliff slopeʻau₃
8.ʻau kolofree-style or crawl, in swimming; to swim using this stylekolo₁
9.ʻau kuaback stroke, in swimming; to swim the back stroke. lit., swim (on the) backkua
10.ʻau loalong bones in arm or leg; long-limbed, long-shankedʻau₃
11.ʻau mālolobutterfly stroke, in swimming; to swim the butterfly stroke. lit., swim (like) mālolo, flying fishmālolo
12.ʻau moku kauanavykaua
13.ʻau moku kauanavy. also pūʻali kaua moanamoku₃
14.ʻau pakohana i Wainiha, lehua o Luluʻupaliswimming naked at Wainiha, are the lehua blossoms of Luluʻupali.pakohana
15.ʻau umaumabreast stroke; to swim the breast strokeumauma
16.ʻau umauma ʻo Hilo i ka waiHilo swims breasting the water [travel regardless of obstacles; Hilo district had gulches and streams hard to cross]umauma
17.E ʻau mālie i ke kai pāpaʻu, o pakī ka wai ā pula ka maka.Swim quietly in a shallow sea, lest it splash into the eye. [be careful!]pula₁
18.E like me ka mea ʻauʻau, i halo aku i lima e ʻau.As the swimmer spreads forth his hands to swim.halo₂
19.E manahalo a ʻike i ka ʻau.To paddle until knowing how to swim.manahalo
20.he lolo ʻau moanaseafaring expertlolo₂
21.I hea aku nei i nāhili ai ka ʻau waʻa?Where did the canoe fleet wander off to?nāhili
22.I make he hāwāwā, ʻauhea nohoʻi lima e ʻau mai?The unskilled die, where are arms to swim with? [Skill saves life.]hāwāwā
23.kanakē ʻau.lollipop, sucker.kanakē
24.Kauluwela ka moana i ʻau waʻa kaua o Kalaniʻōpuʻu; aia koa ke ʻaʻahu i lākou mau ʻahu ʻula o 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
25.ke ʻau hoʻokuʻu wai o ka luatoilet handlehoʻokuʻu
26.Ke ʻau mahope a ka maka.The haft after the blade.maka₃
27.ke ʻau palaifrying pan handlepā palai
28.ke ʻau paikikalabicycle handlebarspaikikala
29.kumepala wala ʻautinkling cymbalkumepala
30. ʻau hoʻopiʻipiʻiemetic, medicine to cause vomitingpiʻipiʻi₁
31.Mākaʻokaʻo ke ahi ʻau hau i ka pali.High on the precipice are the firebrands.mākaʻokaʻo₂
32.Na ka Pueokahi ke aloha, nēnē ʻau kai o Maui.Greeting to the Pueokahi [ship], seafaring gull of Maui.nēnē ʻau kai
33.pāpale ʻauswim cappāpale
34.pili ʻau koʻia trusted friend or relationshipʻau koʻi
35.Pōhaku ʻau waʻa leʻaleʻa i kai nei.Fleet of canoes at anchor, happy here at sea.pōhaku₂
36.Ua ʻau ʻia kai loa.The distant seas were traveled.ʻau₁
37.Ua ʻau ʻo ia ʻekolu puni o ka pūnāwai ʻauʻau.He swam three laps in the pool.puni₇
38.Ua lele kaua ʻo Kihaapiʻilani me kōna ʻau moku i Maui hikina i mea e hoʻopau ai i ka noho aliʻi ʻana o Piʻilani.In an act of agression, Kihaapiʻilani and his fleet attacked east Maui in order to topple the reign of Piʻilani.lele kaua

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