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hoʻomakala

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani, To undo, in math. Literally, cause to undo.

  • Examples:
    • Hoʻomakala nā hana hoʻomākalakala huli hope kekahi i kekahi. Inverse operations undo each other.
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HOO-MA-KA-LA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See MAKALA, to loosen. To cause to open a little, as a door; to loosen; to untie. See KALA. To loosen, as in taking off one's garment.

Hoomakala (ho'o-mā'-kā'-la), v.

/ ho'o-mā'-kā'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Hoo and makala, to loosen.]

1. To cause to open a little, as a door.

2. To untie; to loosen, as in taking off a garment.

3. To unravel; to disentangle the threads of. See kala.

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