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ʻōmaka

/ ʻō.maka / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

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 🌐).

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O-MA-KA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

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.

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Omaka (o-mă'-ka), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[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 / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A species of fish belonging to the family of wrasse fishes. (Stethojulis axillaris.)

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ʻōmaka

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Belted wrasse (Stethojulis balteata). This fish makes spawning visits in small groups in Puako Bay, Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Called makiawa in Hilo.

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