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aho 1. n. line, cord, lashing, fishing line, thong, kite string. [(OC) PPn *afo, cord, especially fishing line] 2. nvi. breath; to breathe. [Pn(CE) *aho, breath] 3. idiom. it is better or preferable (used after e, sometimes in comparisons). |
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| 1. | aho kākele, aho kālewa | trolling line | aho₁ |
| 2. | aho kākele, aho kālewa | trolling line | aho₁ |
| 3. | aho loa | long line, as with several hooks for deep-sea fishing or for sounding | aho₁ |
| 4. | aho loa | to hold the breath for a long time, as divers and chanters, or as children playing in the water (cf. | aho₂ |
| 5. | E aho ia. | That's better. | aho₃ |
| 6. | E aho ka hele ʻana mamua o ka noho ʻana. | It is better to go than to stay. | aho₃ |
| 7. | E aho nāu. | It's better for you. | aho₃ |
| 8. | E aho nō ia, hala no ka lā. | It's good enough, the day passes. [it is good enough for the needs of the day] | aho₃ |
| 9. | E aho nō ke kūmakahiki i kō ka ʻauana wale ā hoʻopili mea ʻai paha ā noho lōpā wale iho nō. | It is better to have a yearly contract [as hired hand] than to vagabond and be dependent for food and live just as a shiftless tenant. | lōpā₁ |
| 10. | E aho nō kēia huaʻōlelo ke hoʻohiō ʻia. | It would be better if this word were italicized. | hoʻohiō |
| 11. | E aho ʻoe e hoʻomālō ma mua o ka hoʻokūkū i ʻole ai e huki ke aʻa. | You'd better stretch before the game so that you don't pull a muscle. | hoʻomālō₂ |
| 12. | E holo kakekake ai ke aho i ka lima. | The line runs and jerks in the hand. | kakekake |
| 13. | Inā manaʻo ʻoe he kiʻi kūkae meli māua e aho e uku mai ʻoe. | If you think we're waxwork figures, you ought to pay. | kūkae meli |
| 14. | Inā manaʻo ʻoe he kiʻi kūkae meli māua e aho e uku mai ʻoe. | If you think we're waxwork figures, you ought to pay. | kiʻi kūkae meli |
| 15. | kahi pono e kāmau ai ke aho | some goods to keep life going | kāmau₁ |
| 16. | Ke makemake ʻoe e hoēmi kino, e aho ka ʻai ʻana i ke kōpia nōhihi ma mua o ke kōpia nōhie. | When you want to lose weight, it is better to eat complex carbohydrates rather than simple carbohydrates. | kōpia nōhihi |
| 17. | Mauliʻawa ke aho. | The breath has gasped; hiccoughed. | mauliʻawa |
| 18. | ʻO kekahi poʻe e kūʻēʻē nei, ʻo ia ka poʻe lawaiʻa aho loloa. | Some of the people protesting are the long-line fishermen. | aho loloa |
| 19. | oia neʻe aku i ka hana a pau ke aho | just pushing ahead the work until exhausted | neʻe₁ |
| 20. | ua hilo ʻia i ke aho a ke aloha | braided with the cords of love | hilo₁ |
| 21. | Ua paʻa i ka lino pāwalu i malia i ke aho makaliʻi | made fast to an eight-ply line, bound on with fine-meshed string | malia₁ |
| 22. | Wili kāʻekā ke aho. | The line is tangled. | kāʻekā |