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light

Eng to Haw, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. Illumination. Ao, lama, malama, kukui.

  • Electric light, kukui uila.
  • Daylight, ao, ʻeleao.
  • Faint streak of light, hilo.
  • Dazzling light, hulili.
  • Light with a torch, aulama.
  • Light color, fair, halakea.
  • Light of knowledge, mālamalama, ʻama, māʻamaʻama.
  • Sacred light, laʻa kea.
  • To cause light, hoʻomālamalama.

2. Ignite. Hōʻā, hōʻaʻā.

3. Not heavy. Māmā, mālana.

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Eng to Haw, Māmaka Kaiao,

Kukui, kuikui.

  • Examples:
    • Light bulb. ʻŌpuʻu kukui.
    • Light switch. Kuiki kukui, pana kukui.
    • Filament in a light bulb. ʻUiki ʻā.
    • Incandescent light. Kukui ʻuiki ʻā.
    • Fluorescent light. Kukui hāweo.
    • Light controls, as for stage productions. Une kukui.
    • Traffic light. Kukui hoʻokū.

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Eng to Haw, Māmaka Kaiao,

To ~, as a set for a movie or video production. Hoʻomālamalama. ~ing director. Luna hoʻomālamalama.

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Eng to Haw, Māmaka Kaiao,

Speed of ~. Māmā kukuna lā, māmā holo o ke kukuna lā. ~ year. Makahiki holo kukuna lā.

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Eng to Haw, Māmaka Kaiao,

Coherent ~, i.e. light in which all the waves vibrate in a single plane with the crests and troughs all aligned. Mālamalama aukahi.

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Eng to Haw, Māmaka Kaiao,

To "see the ~" after not understanding or after being in opposition to an idea. Makili ka noʻonoʻo.

Light

Eng to Haw, Andrews (1865),

malamalama, he ao.

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Eng to Haw, Andrews (1865),

mama, kaumaha ole.

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/ Light / Eng to Haw, Emerson (1845),

h. he malamalama.

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/ Light / Eng to Haw, Emerson (1845),

ha. mama, lanaana.

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/ Light / Eng to Haw, Emerson (1845),

hai. e hoom .la.nalama aku, e iho , ilalo a kau.

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Eng to Haw, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

mală'mă, mālă'mălă'mă; daylight, āŏ: (not heavy), māmā; (slight), ĭ'kĭ; lightminded, pu'nĭ lě'ălě'ă: to light, (kindle), ho'ā, kŭ'nĭ; (illuminate), hŏ'ŏmālă'mălă'mă.

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/ Light / Eng to Haw, Hitchcock (1887),

He ao; he malamalama

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/ Līght / Eng to Haw, Hitchcock (1887),

1. Mama. 2. Iki. A light rain, he u'-a iki. SYN. slight. 3. Light minded, puni lealea. 4. Palupalu. Light soil, lepo palupalu. 5. Light weight, paona mama

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/ Līght / Eng to Haw, Hitchcock (1887),

1. E hoo-a'; e kuni. 2. E hoomalamalama. 3. E loaa wale. To light upon or to happen to find, e loaa wale. 4. E hookau aku; e kau aku. SYN. alight

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