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hoaka

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n. Crescent; arch, as over door of ancient house (Kep. 101); crescent-shaped design at base of temple drum; crest, as on a helmet.

2. (Cap.) n. Second day of the month. (Kep. 101) (PCP (F,S)oata, cf. Easter oʻata.)

3. nvi. Brightness; shining, glittering, splendid; to glitter, shine, flash as lightning, become daylight; to flame. Fig., glory. Also ʻoaka. Lele hoaka, to fly glittering, as fire sparks. (PCP (f,s)oata.)

4. v. To cast a shadow; to brandish, as a spear (2 Sam. 23.18), to drive away, ward off, frighten. Cf. aka #1. Mai hele maʻō e hoaka ai i ke kai o holo ka iʻa, don't go over there and cast your shadow in the sea lest the fish run away.

5. vt. To open, as the mouth. (Hoik. 13.6.)

6. n. Spirit, apparition, ghost (For. 6:370). Lele ka hoaka, the spirit has flown [of death; the glory of the land has departed].

7. n. Disease of the abdomen, perhaps appendicitis, rupture (followed by a qualifier). See hoaka ʻīpuka hale, hoaka kākala. Other qualifiers reported are hāwele, kū, kū kahi, kū lua.

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hō.ʻaka

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

See ʻaka, to laugh.

hoaka

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

See entries below. Pae moku hoaka. Island arc.

hoʻāka

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani To shadow, as on computer or in typesetting. Comb. hoʻ- + aka. See aka.

HO-A-KA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To lift up; to lift up, as a spear in fighting. 2 Sam. 23:18.

2. To drive away; to frighten.

3. To open; to open the mouth in speaking. See OAKA. Hoik. 13:6.

4. To glitter; to shine; to be splendid. Nahum. 2:3.

HO-A-KA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. Ho for hoo, and aka, to laugh. To cause one to laugh; to laugh; to be pleased.

HO-A-KA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A name of one of the kapu days; the second day of the moon.

2. The crescent of the new moon; the hollow of the new moon.

3. The arch or lintel over a door. Puk. 12:7.

4. In speaking, a defense; an apology.

HO-A-KA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Brightness; shining; a glittering; a flaming torch. Nahum. 2:3. Glory, as of a people, i.e., their liberty; freedom.

Hoaka (hō'-ă'-ka), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. One of the tabu days; the second day of the moon.

2. The crescent of the new moon; the hollow of the new moon.

3. The arch or lintel over a door.

Hoaka

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Point, Wai-mea district, Kauaʻi. Lit., crescent.

hoaka

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Arch or lintel over a door. (Puk. 12:7.)

Hoaka

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

One of the kapu days; second day of the moon. See Time: Nights of the Lunar Month.

hoaka

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Crescent of the new moon.

Hoaka

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Second night of the lunar month, with a crescent-shaped moon, a kapu day. A favorable day for planting. Lit., clear.

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