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1. vs., Fragrant, sweet-smelling, perfumed; fragrance, perfume (preceded by ke). Figuratively, esteemed chiefly.

  • Examples:
    • Ke ʻala kūpaoa, a strong heady fragrance.
    • Ke ʻala punia, a fragrance so strong that it causes dizziness.
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2. n., A variety of taro, said to be pungent-smelling when cooked.

Nā LepiliTags: flora foods kalo preceded by ke

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n., Dense waterworn volcanic stone, as used for poi pounders, adzes, hula stones; hard lava, basalt.

  • References:
    • PPN fatukalaa, PNP kalaa.

Nā LepiliTags: geology

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1. n., Path, road, trail.

  • Examples:
    • Ala iki, narrow or small path.
    • Ala i hiki ai, access, approach.
    • Ala hoʻi ʻole mai, a pathway on which there is no returning [death].
    • Ala a ka manu, a bird's trail [a life difficult to emulate].
    • Ala iki a kāhuna, the small path of priests [a difficult way of life].
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2. vi., To waken, stay awake; awake.

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3. vi., To rise up, arise, get up, come forward.

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4. Variant of ale #1.

  • Rare
  • Examples:
    • Ua ala ka iʻa i ka makau, the fish takes the hook whole.
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5. demonstrative, There (same as the more frequent and -la).

Nā LepiliTags: grammar rare

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kikino, Aisle, as in a supermarket.

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    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning

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kikino, Lane, as on a highway or in a bowling alley.

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    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning

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v., A round, smooth stone; a pebble, such as has been worn by the water; he pohaku maloko o ka muliwai. 1 Sam. 17:40 and 49. Ala o ka maa, a sling stone. Zek. 9:15.

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s., A variety of kalo, tough and stringy.

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adj., Fair eyed, but blind; ala ka maka, e like mo ko ka elemakule, dim sighted, as an old person.

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adj., Spicy; perfumed; aromatic.

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adj., Round or oval, as a smooth stone or bullet; hence, heavy; kaumaha, e like me ka ala o kahawai, heavy, as a smooth stone in a water course. See ALA, a round, smooth stone.

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s., A path; way; road; often alanui, great road; it is used in some places as synonymous with kuamoo; he kahi e hele ai; kuu aku ana keia i ke ala; po oloko i ke ala. Laieik. 62.

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v., To anoint; to dress a sore or a limb. 2 Sam. 19:24.

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v., To wake from sleep; to watch, i. e., to keep from sleep.

2. To rise up, as from a sleeping posture; e hikilele oia ma ka hiamoe ana. Puk. 10:23. Ala ku e, to rise up against one. Puk. 15:7.

3. To rise up, as a new generation of people; to come forward. Lunk. 2:10:

4. Hooala. To cause one to rise; to lift up; to rise from the dead.

5. To raise up; excite to action; to stir up, as the mind. 2 Pet. 3:1.

6. To stir up; excite to evil. Puk. 23:1.

7. To raise up, as a deliverer or benefactor. Lunk. 3:9.

8. To repair, as a broken down wall. Neh. 3:4.

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adj., Round or oval, as a smooth stone or bullet; hence, heavy: Kaumaha, e like me ka ala o kahawai; heavy, as a smooth stone in a watercourse. See ala, a round, smooth stone.

2. adj., Fair-eyed, but blind: Ala ka maka, e like me ko ka elemakule, dim-sighted, as an old person.

3. adj., Stone-blind: used invariably with the word maka; as maka ala.

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v., To anoint with perfumed oil; to rub with perfume.

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1. v., To wake from sleep; to watch, that is, to keep from sleep.

2. v., To rise up, as from a sleeping posture: E hikilele oia ma ka hiamoe ana; ala kue, to rise up against one.

3. v., To rise up, as a new generation of people; to come forward.

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1. n., A round, smooth stone; a pebble, such as has been worn by the water: He pohaku maloko o ka muliwai; ala o ka maa, a sling stone.

2. n., A variety of kalo or taro resembling a kai, very glutinous and tasty and much liked as a food.

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n., A path; way; road; often alanui, great road. It is used in some places as synonymous with kuamoo. He kahi e hele ai; kuu aku ana keia i ke ala; po oloko i ke ala.

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adj., Spicy; perfumed; aromatic.

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Get up!

Perfumed, fragrant.

Smooth and round, as a waterworn pebble. ʻAlā o ka maʻa, sling stone. (Zek. 9:15.)

A hard rock found at Kaneleau, Puna, which was turned into smooth ovoid stones for slingstones. The wiliau, with its circular eddying motion in the ocean, shaped pieces of rock for this purpose. ʻāla o ka maʻa, slingstone. (Zek. 9:15.)

I. he mea oluolu ke honiia. O ka mohai o Noa a me ko Kristo, he oluolu i ke Akua, e like me ka mea ala maikai i ke kanaka, Kin. 8:21; Ep. 5:2. O ke kau ana o Iesu ma ke kea ke ala maikai o ka na lunaolelo ao ana, a lilo no keia i mea ola no kekahi poe hoolohe, a i mea make no kekahi poe i haalele, 2 Kor. 2:15, 16.

(ke) ala road, path, way: to awake, arise.

(ke) ‘ala fumes: spicy, perfumed, aromatic, to anoint with perfume.

round smooth stone.

1. A path, road, or trail (PE). 2. A path, way, road (syn. kuamoʻo) (AP). Also, alanui.

Dense waterwom volcanic stone (PE).

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