ʻōkai
/ ʻō.kai /Same as ʻōkaikai. Ka ʻōkai makani (For. 4:591), the rough wind.
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ʻōkaʻi
/ ʻō.kaʻi /1. n., Large night moth.
- References:
- See ex., ʻāolo.
2. nvi., Tendrils of a plant; to grow, interlock, interweave, as tendrils. Cf. wiliʻōkaʻi.
3. Same as kaʻi, procession.
- References:
- See ex., ʻeʻa #1.
4. n., Blossom container of bananas.
- References:
- Cf. ʻeʻa #2.
5. n., Cords on the mouth of a fish net, as for iheihe fish.
6. Small oblong net connecting two larger fish nets.
- References:
- AP
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O-KAI
s. A butterfly.
2. A large company following one; a crowd moving from place to place. SYN. with huakai. Okai lua ka hele a kanaka, kakai lua ka hele a kanaka.
3. Kekahi aoao o ka waha o ka upena malolo.
4. Ka okai o ke kulina lalani.
O-KAI
adv. Of or belonging to the sea (the opposite of ouka); towards the sea.
okai
/ o-kā'i /adv., Toward the sea; of or belonging to the sea; as distinguished from ouka.
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ʻōkaʻi
/ o'-ka'i /1. n., The tendril of a plant.
2. n., A butterfly or moth of the order Lepidoptera, so called from the proboscis, which resembles the tendril of a plant.
3. n., A crooked line of stragglers on the move.
4. n., The small oblong net used to connect the two larger nets in fishing for malolo or flying fish.
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ʻōkaʻi
The blossom container holding the young bananas before fruiting. (PE.)
ʻōkai
Large night moth. Generally, butterflies fly during the day, moths at night. A few moths fly in the daytime.
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