ʻiako
1. n., Outrigger boom.
- References:
- PPN kiato.
2. numeral, Forty, as in counting tapas, canoes, or feathers.
- References:
- Gram. 10.3.
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I-A-KO
s. The number forty; a round or whole number, as we say, a dozen; it is applied mostly, if not exclusively, to counting kapas, perhaps to a few other things; a me ka iako kapa he nui loa, and the very many forties of kapas.
I-A-KO
s. Name of the arched sticks which connect a canoe with its outrigger; o ka iako waa, o ka hau ka iako paa.
I-A-KO
s. The name of a class of persons skilled in clearing, emptying and refitting a canoe upset in a storm at sea; ka poe i aoia i ka holo moana a me ka luu kai i na iako, oia ka poe i aoia e kamai ka huli pu.
Iako (ĭ-ā'-kŏ), n.
1. The arched sticks which connect a canoe with its outrigger. Ka iako o ka waa, o ka hau ka iako paa.
2. The number forty: used generally in counting tapas: A me na iako kapa he nui loa; and the very many forties of tapas.
Iako (ī-ă-kō'), n.
One skilled in clearing, emptying and refitting a damaged canoe. He iako, he mea i aoia i ka holo moana a me ka luu kai.
ʻiako
Arched sticks connecting an outrigger to a canoe; boom. Usually made of hau wood.
‘iako
canoe outriggers.
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