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ʻaoa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvi., To bark, as a dog; to howl (Ioela 1.5), bowwow; lamentation, cry of distress; doleful creature (Isa. 13.21), sad (perhaps aoa).

  • Related:
    • hōaoa Caus/sim.; To make a dog bark or howl.
  • References:
    • PCP (k)aoa.

2. n., A small shellfish (Melampus castaneus 🌐), strung in leis.

  • Related:
    • Also: makaʻaoa.
  • References:
    • PCP ka(ʻ,l)oa.

3. Same as ʻiliahi, sandalwood.

  • References:
    • AP

4. n., Name for sacrificial places near fishponds where semiannual offerings were made, as of taro, bananas, mullet, kohekohe sedge, and black pigs. (Ii 26.)

5. (Cap.) n., Name of a sea breeze associated with Honolulu and elsewhere.

6. n., Hour.

  • Eng.
  • References:
    • Ka Nonanona, 1844.

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A-O-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To howl, as a dog or wolf.

2. To howl or wail for grief for the loss of friends; to howl for a calamity that has come upon one. Isa. 13:6.

3. To cry, as one in distress and anguish. lak. 5:1. To howl as in despair. Ioel. 1:5.

A-O-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A howling, as of a dog or ravenous beast; a wailing for the dead.

A-O-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Howling, as of a ravenous beast. Isa. 13:21. Holoholona aoaoa, howling beasts. Hence, cross; angry; rough in language.

A-O-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A snail; he pupu.

2. Also the name of a species of small fish.

A-O-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a tree, not found on these islands, but in some foreign country; often spoken of in the ancient meles.

Aoa (ā'ō-ă), adj.

/ ā'ō-ă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Wailing; howling.

2. Vociferous; clamorous.

3. Expressing sorrow; mournful; lamentable.

AOA 62 AOL

Aoa (ā-ō'-ă), n.

/ ā-ō'-ă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A species of terrestrial pulmonata, a small variegated land-snail found mostly on the leaves of the akolea fern and other forest undergrowths.

Aoa (ă-ŏ'a), n.

/ ă-ŏ'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A small evergreen tree (Santalum freycinetianum); a sandalwood tree.

2. The fragrant wood of the genus Santalum; sandalwood. Also known as iliahi.

Aoa (ā'ō-ă), n.

/ ā'ō-ă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. The cry of a wolf or of a dog in distress; a howl.

2. The act of lamenting or bewailing; a sorrowful or wailing cry; lamentation; bewailment.

Aoa (ā'ō-ă), v.

/ ā'ō-ă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To cry like a dog or a wolf; to howl.

2. To give a hollow cry of distress or grief; to wail.

3. To grieve; to mourn; to lament.

ʻaoa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Sandalwood (Santalum spp.), better known as ʻdi ʻili ahi. A small tree. (NEAL 325.) Andrews defines ʻaoa vaguely as “the name of a tree not found in these islands, but in some foreign country; often spoken of in the ancient meles:”

ʻaoa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Snail (Melampus castaneus). Small shellfish, typical inhabitant of the high shoreline. It has a smooth, brown, polished shell, often strung on leis. See ālealea, makaʻaoa. (EAK 491.)

‘aoa

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

‘ao‘aoa, howl, of dog.

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