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O-WAU
pron., first pers. sing. I. See AU, OAU, and WAU. Gram.§ 53 and 123.
O-WAU
v. To answer I, in obedience to a call or a question; owai ka mea papale ie o oukou? owau aku la no hoi au, owau? who among you has a straw hat? I ied to him I, that is, I answered I.
O-WAU
s. A cat; so called from her noise; uwau is perhaps the right word.
O-WAU
s. Name of a species of fish found in the rivers; he okuhekuhe, he akupa.
Owau (o-wa'u), n.
/ o-wa'u /1. A cat; so called from her noise. Also called popoki.
2. A species of oopu. a fish found in fresh water. Same as oau; also called okuhekuhe.
Owau (o-wa'u), pron.
/ o-wa'u /Word used by speaker of himself; I. See au, auo, and wau.
Owau (o-wa'u), v.
/ o-wa'u /To answer I, in obedience to a call or a question; Owai ka mea papale ie o oukou? Owau aku la no hoi au, owau, Who among you has a straw hat? I replied to him. "I."
ʻowau
Hawaiian sleeper, Eleotris sandwicensis, a fresh and brackish water fish with a growth to nine inches. Same as ʻoʻopu, hiʻu kole.
ʻowau
A variety of ʻōʻōpu (Eleotris fusca) Cf. ʻoau, ʻowau. Also called ʻōkuhe, ʻapohā. See ʻakupa.
ʻowau
A variety of ʻōʻōpu (Eleotris fusca) Cf. ʻoau, ʻowau. Also called ʻōkuhe, ʻapohā. See ʻakupa.
ʻowau
The cat is called ʻowau—anyone who has ever heard a caterwaul knows why; both mewing and purring are called nino.
ʻowau
Species of moss.
‘owau
I.
‘owau
a cat.
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