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ʻoʻoleʻa

/ ʻoʻo.leʻa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs., Hard, stiff, strong, inflexible, rigid, harsh, rough; rigor, strength, hardness. Figuratively, strenuous, severe, strict, stubborn, obstinate; obstinacy.

  • Examples:
    • Lauoho ʻoʻoleʻa (Kep. 67), coarse hair.
    • ʻOʻoleʻa nā lālā, strong of limb.
    • ʻOʻoleʻa ke aʻa koko, hardening of arteries.
    • ʻOʻoleʻa nā ʻami, stiff joints.
    • ʻOʻoleʻa nā ʻōlelo, harsh of speech.
    • ʻĀʻī ʻoʻoleʻa, stiff-necked; figuratively, disobedient, heedless.
    • Hana ʻoʻoleʻa, hard physical labor.
    • Ka lokomaikaʻi a me ka ʻoʻoleʻa o ke Akua (Rom. 11.22), the kindness and the severity of God.
  • References:
    • hōʻoʻoleʻa Caus/sim.; To harden (Ezek. 3.8), stiffen, resist, strengthen.
      • Hōʻoʻoleʻa kino, to strengthen the body, as with physical exercise; calisthenics.

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