1. n.v., Dart, fish spear, javelin; spike as on tail of a sting ray; skyrocket; firebrand thrown on grass houses in wars; to throw a spear, javelin, etc.
- Examples:
- ʻO nā Piʻipiʻi nā poʻe na lākou i kao i nā pua pana, the Piʻipiʻi were the ones who hurled arrows.
- References:
2. n., Snare of coconut midrib and fiber, used for ʻaʻama, a crab.
3. See Nākao, a constellation.
4. Interjection of surprise, as kāhīhī.
5. n., Goat.
- Examples:
- ʻAʻahu ʻili kao, goatskin garment [said of shiftless people accused or sleeping under goatskins because they were too indolent to make tapa].
- References:
6. n., Scow.