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mā.kole

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs. Inflamed or sore eye; bloodshot; red-eyed; red-hot; red or yellow, as dying leaves; red, as a tinted cloud. Mākole, mākole ʻakahi (FS 223), so red-eyed, red-eyed [said tauntingly of Pele, referring to her fires]. hoʻo.mā.kole To cause redness or soreness of the eyes.

2. nvi. Slightly decomposed pinkish octopus, relished by some; to turn pinkish, as octopus. Also heʻe pulu. hoʻo.mā.kole To prepare octopus in this fashion.

3. n. Rainbow. Pō mākole, night with a [lunar] rainbow.

4. n. A small, smooth, succulent herb (Nertera granadensis var. insularis, commonly known as N. depressa), creeping on damp forest floors, a member of the coffee family with small ovate leaves and round, red to yellow, berry-like fruits. (Neal 794.)

5. vt. To scrape.

6. Same as kahikole, a time of day.

mākole

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

Manu wiliō mākole. Red-eyed vireo.

MA-KO-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Contraction of maka, eye, and kole, raw; inflamed. Inflamed eyes; the ophthalmia. Makole is mostly brought on by swimming long in salt water. See MAKOE.

2. The time when the sun is high or fiercely hot; i. e., from eight o'clock to two or three in the afternoon.

Makole (mā'-kō'-le), n.

/ mā'-kō'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Contraction of maka, eye, and kole, raw; inflamed.]

1. Inflamed eyes; ophthalmia. Makole is brought on by swimming long in salt water.

2. The time when the sun is high or fiercely hot; that is, from eight o'clock to two or three in the afternoon; when the sun is so bright as to make sore eyes.

Makole (mā-ko'le):

/ mā-ko'le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

sore eye. Land section, Molokai.

Mākole

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Land area, northwest Kauaʻi. Land section and point, southeast Lā-naʻi. Lit., red-eyed.

Mākole

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Beach, Polihale, Kauaʻi. Same as Treasure Beach. Lit., red-eyed.

mākole

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Sore watery eyes, brought on by swimming too long in salt water. Also called maka kole.

mākole

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Time of day when the sun is high or fiercely hot, perhaps from eight in the morning to three in the afternoon.

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