nokea
Pas/imp. of noke.
Pas/imp. of noke.
1. Var. of nākea, a goby.
2. vs. White-spotted, as the nākea, a fish.
vs. Overstuffed with food; filled, as a cup to the brim; packed full. Rare.
v. To raise or fill up, as one eating much; to stuff one’s self with food; hence, to swell up, as the stomach; to fill full, as a cup; to eat greedily.
s. The name of a fresh water fish; the oopu.
adj. White; spotted, as the fish nokea; he io nokea popoolimu.
White; spotted, as the fish nokea; he ia nokea popoolimu.
The light colored oopu, a fresh water fish.
To be raised or filled up, as one eating much; to stuff one's self with food; hence, to swell up, as the stomach; to fill full, as a cup; to eat greedily; to be surfeited.
White; spotted, as the fish nōkea.
Common goby (Chonophorus stamineus). This is a stout, heavy goby, with a dark, olive-brown upper body, and lighter lower regions. It can attain 12 inches in length. It feeds in fresh water—stream, river mouth, etc. See oʻopu lehe, kī ʻahamanu.
Stuffed full, as with food; filled to the brim, as a cup.
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