kualā
/ kua.lā /n., Dorsal fin.
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1. nvi. Somersault; to fall backwards; to turn over and over or upside down; to turn somersaults; to toss with palm of hand up. Kuala poʻo, to somersault. See kūwalawala.
2. n. Interest, usury. See puni kuala. He ʻumi kālā ka uku kuala, the interest was ten dollars.
3. n. Cooked, unbounded taro (same as kalo paʻa, nēʻū).
4. n. Pure white mother-of-pearl shell, much prized because of its rarity, as used for fishhooks or lures.
kualā
kikino Dorsal fin, of a fish, nonscientific term. Dic. See entry below. Kualā laukua. Dorsal fin, of a fish, scientific term. Kualā laumua. Anterior dorsal fin. Kualā lauhope. Posterior dorsal fin.
kualā
kikino Rain, in a small area while sun is shining, sometimes considered an omen of misfortune. Mān. (HHLH). Also ua kualā.
KU-A-LA
s. The fore fin on the back of a fish.
2. A sharp and cutting bone on the side of a certain fish near the tail.
3. Hard kalo; heavy food.
4. Increase; interest; usury. Ezek. 18:8. Interest on money; a word derived from kuwala, a somerset; turning over and over. See KUWALA.
KU-A-LA
v. To set a cask on its head.
2. To take or exact usury; to pay over and above.
KU-A-LA
adj. Pertaining to usury. Oihk. 25:36. Uku kuala, usury. Neh. 5:7.
KU-A-LA
adv. Usuriously; giving upon usury. Ezek. 18:8.
kuala
/ kŭ'-ă'-la /adv., Usuriously; giving upon usury.
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kuala
/ kū'-ă'-la /1. v., To turn a somersault.
2. v., To take or exact usury.
3. v., To overpay; to pay over and above.
4. v., To turn upside down.
5. v., To throw with the palm of the hand up.
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kuala
/ kū'-ā'-la /1. n., Hard taro, cooked but not mashed.
2. n., A turning over; a leaping over; a somersault.
3. n., A throwing with the palm of the hand up.
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kuala
/ kŭ'-ă-lā' /n., The dorsal fins of a fish.
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kuala
/ kū'-ă'-la /adj., Pertaining to usury: Uku kuala, usury.
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Kuala
Hill, Hālawa qd., Molokaʻi. Literally, somersault.
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kuala
Somersault; to somersault.
kualā
Fore-fin on the back of a fish, dorsal fin.
kuala
usuriously.
kuala’
dorsal fins of fish.
kuala
Interest; usury.
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