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More Terms
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More Terms
of Endearment |
Source: Pukui, Mary Kawena & Elbert, Samuel H.,
This page is dedicated to ku`u lei hulu.
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precious, beloved, esteemed, petted, darling, indulged; favorite; the chosen |
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esteemed chief; beloved child or favorite |
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lover, delightful companion |
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sweet-eyed kole (a fish), said of attractive people, as the eye of this fish is considered beautiful. |
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garland, wreath. Fig., a beloved child, wife, husband, sweetheart, younger sibling, so called because a beloved child was carried on the shoulders, with its legs on both sides of the bearer like a lei. |
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feather lei, formerly worn by royalty. Fig., dearly loved child or choice person. |
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Ku`u is the endearing form of the singular possessive "my", as in ku`u pua mae`ole (my dear unfading flower) and ku`u ipo (my sweetheart). |
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Kô is the endearing form of the singular possessive "your", as in kô ipo (your sweetheart). |
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Kâua is the endearing inclusive pronoun for "you and I", as in Aloha kâua. |
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Kâkou is the endearing inclusive pronoun for "all of us", as in Aloha kâkou. |
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loved one, beloved |
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the beloved flower or child |
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toy, plaything; favorite, darling, pet, beloved |
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cherished person that absorbs and delights one. |
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Nei is an endearing demonstrative, as in Hawai`i nei (my beloved Hawai`i). |
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soft-eyed dove |
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beloved one. Lit., eyeball placed in the eye. |
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unfading flower |
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flowers for leis; cherished blossom or child |
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A choice and rare flower. Fig., a beloved person. Lit., flower not widespread. |
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