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kūpalaka

/ kū.palaka / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs., Congested; blocked, as stagnant water.

  • Examples:
    • Ua hoopiha ihola ā kūpalaka ka lua o ka inaina, the pit of wrath is filled and congested [hunger is satisfied].
    • Kūpalaka ka wai o Welokā, the water of Welokā is stagnant [one inactive, uninterested, stagnating].

2. vs., Too loose, large, as of a garment.

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