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pāpālua

/ pā.pā.lua / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Reduplication of pālua; twice as much, very much, doubly, couple.

  • Examples:
    • ʻAno pāpālua, dual natured.
    • ʻIke pāpālua, to have the gift of second sight.
    • Kino pāpālua, to have a dual form, as the demigod Kamapuaʻa, who could change from man to hog.
    • Miki pāpālua, to eat poi with two fingers.
    • Pāpālua aku ke kolohe, twice as much mischief.
    • Ua pāpālua ka nui o kēlā ma mua o kēia, there's twice as much of this as of that.

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PA-PA-LU-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. Papa and lua, two. To double; to put two things together of the same kind.

2. To be double. Hal. 68:17. To be two-fold. Kin. 41:32. See PALUA.

PA-PA-LU-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Papa, story of a house, and lua, two. The second story or floor of a building. Kin. 6:16.

PA-PA-LU-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

dist. adv. See PALUA. Two by two; two-fold; two at a time; doubly; in pairs, &c. Kin. 6:20.

Papalua (pā'-pā'-lū'-a), adj.

/ pā'-pā'-lū'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Two by two; two-fold; two at a time; doubly; in pairs. Syn: Palua.

Papalua (pā'-pā'-lū'-a), n.

/ pā'-pā'-lū'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Two of a kind.

Papalua (pă'-pă-lū'-a), n.

/ pă'-pă-lū'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Papa, a story of a house, and lua, two.] The second story or floor of a building.

Papalua (pā'-pā'-lū'-a), v.

/ pā'-pā'-lū'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Papa and lua, two.]

1. To double; to put two things together of the same kind.

2. To be double; to be two-fold. Syn: Palua.

papalua

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

to double.

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