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ʻōpala

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

nvs., Trash, rubbish, refuse, litter, waste matter, junk, garbage, muck; littered (said also of “trashy” people); riff-raff.

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ʻōpala

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

s., Refuse litter, such as old straw, leaves of trees, dried grass, or anything worthless which may be burnt or blown away by the wind. Hal. 1:4. Light rubbish; different things mixed together.

2. Figurative The rabble; people without character; ʻaʻole i lilo kanaka i ka hewa me Poki, he man ʻōpala wale no ka i lilo me ia, the people did not turn to wickedness with Poki, some of the chaff (unstable men) only went with him.

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ʻōpala

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

adj., Dirty; filthy; bad; unpleasant; ua lemua ʻōpala, a long, disagreeable rain.

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ʻōpala

/ o-pă'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Dirty; filthy: bad; unpleasant: ua lumua ʻōpala, a long, disagreeable rain.

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ʻōpala

/ o-pă'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., Refuse, litter, such as old straw, leaves of trees, dried grass, or anything worthless which may be burnt or blown away by the wind; light rubbish; different things mixed together.

2. n., Figurative The rabble; people without character: ʻAʻole i lilo kanaka i ka hewa me Poki, he mau ʻŌpala wale no ka i lilo me ia, the people did not turn to wickedness with Poki, only some of the chaff (unstable men) went with him.

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Refuse, rubbish, litter. Fig., the rabble; people without character; people of no account.

rubbish, litter, garbage.

Rubbish; litter; detritus; riff-raff; waste.

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