lomilomi en · NOUN
Etymology
From Hawaiian lomilomi, reduplication of lomi (“to rub with the hand”).
Meanings
- (Hawaii, uncountable) A traditional form of Hawaiian massage.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
lomilomi en · VERB
Etymology
From Hawaiian lomilomi, reduplication of lomi (“to rub with the hand”).
Meanings
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(Hawaii, rare) To massage.
During a church service at Kawaiaha‘o, she once walked to the rear of the church, lay on her back, and called a native Hawaiian boy of about eight years old over to her, commanding him to lomilomi her abdomen with his feet.
2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 99:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lomilomis | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| lomilomied | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lomilomied | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| lomilomiing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |