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1. nvs., Black (less used than ʻeleʻele).

2. n., Embryo.

  • Examples:
    • ʻEle Kū, embryo of Kū [said of a child born on the night or day of Kū].

3. Short for kaʻele #1.

4. n., Water hole, dark spring covered with growth.

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ʻele-

pākuʻina kaumuaprefix Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. Old.

2. Prefix to names of directions used by priests.

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ʻele

kikinonoun / ʻele / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Embryo of a plant.

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v., To be dark; black; to be dark colored; not clear.

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An intensive added to many words; very; much; greatly, &c.

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ele

ʻaʻanostative verb / ĕ'-lĕ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., See eleele.

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