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ʻālualua

/ ʻā.lua.lua / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs., Rough, bumpy, as a road; full of knotholes, as a board; pitted with holes, as a reef.

  • Examples:
    • He ʻālualua ʻinoʻino ke alanui, the road is badly pitted
  • References:
    • Cf. lua, hole.

2. n., Multiplication tables.

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ʻālualua

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

Papa ʻālualua. Multiplication tables. Comb. papa + dic. See ʻālualua (dic.).

Alualua (ā-lŭ'a-lŭ'a), adj.

/ ā-lŭ'a-lŭ'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Not even; not smooth; rough.

Alualua (ā-lŭ'ă-lŭ'a), n.

/ ā-lŭ'ă-lŭ'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A rough road, full of ravines and difficult passes: He alualua inoino ke alanui e hele ai i Kahakuloa.

2. The name given to the multiplication table: Ma ke alualua ko lakou ao ana i ka helu; through the multiplication table they learn arithmetic.

ʻālualua

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Name given to the multiplication table from saying, elua lua ʻahā.

‘alualua

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

(ke) ‘alualua rough road; multiplication table.

ʻālualua

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Rough, bumpy road; road full of potholes (HE) (PE). 2. Pitted with holes, as a reef (PE). 3. A rough road, full of ravines and difficult passes (AP). Also, lehulehu (SMK).

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