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ʻaʻaka

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs., Surly, cranky, roiled, complaining, irritable, peevish, bad tempered, cantankerous, cross; severe, as labor.

  • Examples:
    • Kai ʻaʻaka (Kep. 103), roiled sea.
  • Related:
    • hōʻaʻaka Caus/sim.; To act surly, to pretend to be cross.
  • References:

2. vs., Dry, as coral of the reef at low tide; parched, wrinkled, dry and thirsty; peeling off, as the tough skin of such fish as the humuhumu after it has been in the fire; to crackle, burst, as a ripe melon.

3. n., Rocky undersea cavern.

  • References:
    • PH 219, Malo 26.

4. n., Wood of the naio, bastard sandalwood.

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aaka

/ A-A-KA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To complain, as a person of a perverse or sour temper; to grumble; chide; find fault; to strive. Nah. 20:13. Iole makou e aaka a koea iho, that we may not think hard and refuse.

2. To be very dry; to be exceedingly thirsty.

3. To burst or crack open, as a ripe melon or banana.

4. To be hard, severe, as labor or toil; aole i aakaia ka hana a na haku, the work for the lords was not hard.

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A-A-KA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Harsh speaking against one; a grumbling; a fault-finding.

A-A-KA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a species of sandal-wood. When young it is called naio; when old and when mature, it is odoriferous. It is very durable when used for house posts.

aaka

/ A-A-KA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Coarse; illiberal; fault-finding; hard; severe. Sol. 8:13.

2. Peeled; skinned, as a banana.

3. Dry, as the coral of the reef at low tide.

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A-A-KA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. 5th conj. of aka. See Gram.§ 209. To laugh at; to ridicule.

aaka

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

1. adj., Coarse; illiberal; fault-finding; hard; severe.

2. adj., Dry, as the coral of the reef at low tide; parched; wrinkled from heat.

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aaka

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

n., A column of lapilli, accompanied by hot vapor and smoke, such as jet up from a volcanic crater or fissure.

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aaka

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

1. n., Timber of the naio or bastard sandalwood; dry naio.

2. n., Harsh speaking against another; grumbling; fault-finding.

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aaka

/ ă-ă'-ka / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To complain, as a person of a perverse or sour temper; to grumble, chide, find fault; to strive: I ole makou e aaka a koea iho, that we may not find fault and refuse.

2. v., To be very dry; to be exceedingly thirsty.

3. v., To burst or crack open, as a ripe melon or banana.

4. v., To be hard, severe, as labor or toil: aole i aakaia ka hana a na haku: the work for the lords was not hard.

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aaka

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

v., To deride; to ridicule; to laugh at in contempt.

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Aaka (ā-ā-kă):

/ ā-ā-kă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

complaining. Hill near Wailua river, Kauai.

ʻAʻaka

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),
  • Ridge, Waimea district, Kauaʻi.
  • Ancient surfing area, Lahaina, Maui.

Literally, roiled.

  • References:
    • Finney and Houston 28.

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ʻaʻaka

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Dry, as the coral of the reef at low tide.

ʻaʻaka

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Wood of the naio, bastard sandalwood (Myoporum sandwicense). (NEAL 791.) See Plants: Uses, naio.

ʻaʻaka

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Dry as coral of the reef at low tide (AP)(PE). 2. A rocky undersea cavern (PE). Also, mimilo (SMK).

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