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ʻōkala

/ ʻō.kala / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvi., Goose flesh, creepy or shuddery sensation; to bristle, stand up, as hair.

2. vs., Rough, coarse, as cloth, shark skin.

3. See leho ʻōkala.

4. Same as ʻōkole #2, a sea creature.

5. n., A rather small red seaweed (Galaxaura rugosa 🌐), regularly and densely branching, the branches hollow and marked with rings; not edible.

Nā LepiliTags: fauna flora limu

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ʻōkala

kikinonoun Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Sea anemone.

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okala

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

s., Name of a species of fish.

Nā LepiliTags: fauna fish

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v., To bristle up with anger. See kala, to be rough.

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okala

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

s., Numbness or a disease (maele) of the head, as if the hair stood on end; akahi no ka okala o ko'u poo.

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okala

kikinonoun / ŏ'-kă'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A class of fishes having a rough skin, as the kala, mano, or shark, oopuhue, etc.

2. n., A shivering or trembling; numbness or a disease (maele) of the head, as if the hair stood on end: akahi no ka okala o ko'u poo.

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okala

/ ŏ'-kă'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To bristle with anger.

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ʻŌkala

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

Islet (2.15 acres, 400 feet elevation) off Waikolu, Molokaʻi.

  • Literally, bristling.

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ʻŌkala

iʻoaproper noun WahiLocation, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Island (2.15 acres, 400 feet high), Waikolu, Molokaʻi. Part of the Hawaiʻi State Seabird Sanctuary. One of two sea stacks on the east side of Kalaupapa Peninsula.

  • Literally, bristling.

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Shellfish (Cypraea granulata), a cowry. Lit., rough cowry. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and prized in collections. Also called leho ʻōkala. (EAK 193.)

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