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ālālā

kikinonoun / ā.lālā / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Sweet potatoes that bear front branch (lālā) vines.

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ʻalalā

/ ʻala.lā / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvi., To bawl, bleat, squeal, cry, caw, yelp, wail, scream; such noises.

  • Examples:
    • Hele ka makuahine, ʻalalā keiki i kauhale, when the mother goes, children bawl at home [a neglectful mother].
  • hōalalā Caus/sim.
    • He aha lā kāu i hōʻalalā mai nei i kēlā keiki? Why did you make that child cry

2. n., Hawaiian crow (Corvus tropicus 🌐), named for its caw; endangered.

  • Examples:
    • He ʻalalā, he manu leo nui, a crow, a bird with much talk [a talkative person]

3. nvt., A style of chanting with open mouth vibration and tremor of the voice, and prolonged vowels; to chant thus

4. vt., To gargle.

  • Rare

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Variant spelling of -alaala.

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iʻoa, Aral.

  • Source:
    • English.

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alala

kikinonoun / A-LA-LA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Name of a bird; a species of raven on Hawaii; so named from its cry, resembling that of a child. Laieik. 29.

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v., To cry, as the young of animals. Mik. 1:8.

Nā LepiliTags: onomatopoeia

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alala

kikinonoun / A-LA-LA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., The cry of young animals; a crying; weeping; a bleating, crying, &c, of flocks. 1 Sam. 15:14. The squealing of hogs. .Laieik. 17.

Nā LepiliTags: onomatopoeia

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alala

kikinonoun / A-LA-LA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A specie of potato with fruit on the leaves. See alaala.

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alala

/ ā-lă-lā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To bleat; to cry, as the young of animals.

Nā LepiliTags: onomatopoeia

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Alala

iʻoaproper noun / ā'-lă-lā' / WahiLocation, Parker (1922),

crying. Elevation, North Hilo, Hawaii.

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alala

kikinonoun / ā-lă'-lă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., The tuber of a potato vine which is found outside of the hill, or at the end of a root.

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alala

kikinonoun / ā-lă-lā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., The cry of young animals; a crying; weeping; a bleating of flocks; the squealing of hogs.

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alala

kikinonoun / ă-lă-lā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., Name of the Hawaiian crow; the raven (Corvus tropicus) of Hawaii: so named from its cry, resembling that of a child.

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Alāla

iʻoaproper noun WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

High point between Kailua beach and Lanikai, Oʻahu. A tall stone at the point is used by fishermen as a landmark to locate a fishing station at sea.

  • Literally, awakening.

Nā LepiliTags: Oʻahu

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ʻAlalā

iʻoaproper noun WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Hill at Kulaʻimano, Hawaiʻi.

  • Literally, wailing.

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Alāla

iʻoaproper noun WahiLocation, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Fishing shrine, point, Kailua, Oʻahu. Point at the south end of Kailua Beach that separates Kailua and Lanikai. The point takes its name from the fishing shrine, a natural stone formation on the ridge above. Wailea, a companion fishing shrine, is located at the south end of Lanikai.

  • Literally, awakening.

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Hawaiian crow (Corvus tropicus) noted for its early morn- ing noise, a caw sounding like the cry of a young animal. Its habitat extends the length of the Kona side of Hawaiʻi island. Now endangered.

is the word for the bleating of sheep and for the cries of the young of all animals.

the names of many Hawaiian birds come from their peculiar cries: alani, ʻaʻo, ʻālala, ʻēlepaio, nau, ʻūlili, kioea, and kōlea among others.

is the word for the bleating of sheep and for the cries of the young of all animals.

Sweet potato that grows on the vine part of the plant.

to cry as young animals.

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