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kalakū

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

1. nvt., To proclaim, announce; announcer.

  • Examples:
    • ʻO ke kalakū ʻoia ka mea kala aku me ka leo nui (Kep. 149), the kalakū is the one who announces in a loud voice.

2. vt., To release, undo, as evil by prayer.

3. vs., Chilled, shivering, bristling.

  • Figuratively, angry, Cf. ʻōkala.
  • Examples:
    • Kalakū Hilo i ka ua, Hilo is shivering in the rain.

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