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ʻōmaka
/ ʻō.maka /1. nvi., Budding; beginning; source, as of a stream; to leaf out or bud; to nip off; rising of the sun: See ex., welo #2.
- Examples:
- ʻŌmaka aʻela ka huli, ʻōmaka pū nohoʻi ka nahele (Kep. 153), the taro top leafs out, the plants too leaf out.
2. n., Nipple.
- Examples:
- Ka pēpē ʻana o kou mau ʻōmaka (Ezek. 23.21), the crushing of your breasts.
3. n., Foreskin.
- References:
- Ier. 4.4.
4. n., Hilo name for the makiawa, herring.
5. n., Belted wrasse fish (Stethojulis balteata).
O-MA-KA
s. The fountain head of a stream.
2. The springing up of vegetables. See MAKA, the eye, the bud, &c.
3. The nipples of a female. Ezek. 23:3. Omaka waiu, the breast. Kanik. 4:3.
4. The foreskin in males that was cut off in circumcision. Kanl. 10:16. NOTE.—Circumcision was formerly practiced among Hawaiians.
5. Ka omaka wai o ka niu; ka omaka, ka omua ke poo; ua halu ka omaka wai i kai, ua lepo ka omaka wai i kinohi. See OLOMUA.
6. The name of a fish.
Omaka (o-mă'-ka), n.
[Maka, the eye, a bud.]
1. The beginning of anything; the fountain head of a stream.
2. The springing up of vegetables.
3. The nipples of a female: omaka waiu, the breast.
4. The foreskin in males that was cut off in circumcision. (A form of circumcision was formerly practiced among Hawaiians.) Syn: Olomua.
omaka
/ o'-mă-ka /n., A species of fish belonging to the family of wrasse fishes. (Stethojulis axillaris.)
ʻōmaka
Belted wrasse (Stethojulis balteata). This fish makes spawning visits in small groups in Puako Bay, Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Called makiawa in Hilo.
O-ma-ka
, s. the fountain head of a stream, the springing up of veget
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