papala
Redup. of pala 1. (PPN papala.)
pāpala
/ pā.pala /1. n., All species of a native genus (Charpentiera 🌐), shrubs and small trees, belonging to the amaranth family. Formerly on the north coast of Kauaʻi, Hawaiians used the wood, which is light and inflammable, for fireworks, throwing burning pieces from cliffs.
- References:
- Neal 332.
2. n., Firebrand, as hurled from the cliffs in the famous Kauaʻi sport, so called because pāpala wood was often used.
- Examples:
- Ke ahi pāpala welo i Makua (chant), the streaming pāpala firebrand at Makua.
3. nvs., Haze, fog; hoarse, as the voice.
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PA-PA-LA
v. Not to be able to sound; to emit sound with difficulty; to make a hoarse sound; to be hoarse.
papala
ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / PA-PA-LA /adv., Hoarsely; like a hoarse person; kani papala mai la hoi, ua uweka nei.
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PA-PA-LA
s. The name of a tree.
2. Bird lime, a sticky material by which birds are caught; he kepau kapili manu.
PA-PA-LA
adj. Heavy, as a back-load.
2. O ka lahui a ka ipo ahi papala.
Papala (pā'-pă-la), adj.
/ pā'-pă-la /Radiant; issuing rays of light; flying rocketlike, as in the game of oahi: O ka lahui a ka ipo ahi papala.
Papala (pā'-pă-la'), adv.
/ pā'-pă-la' /Same as papalale.
papala
/ pā'-pă'-la /1. n., A large, spreading tree of the genus Pisonia, the parapara of the Maoris; also Charpentiera ovata.
2. n., The viscid sap which exudes from the papala tree: he kepau kapili manu, a material used to catch birds.
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Pāpala
Land section, valley, stream, and falls, Hālawa qd., north Molokaʻi. Street, Mānoa, Honolulu, named for a tree belonging to the amaranth family. (TM.)
papala
Blue, green, black. Redup. of pala (yellow). Hoʻopala, to turn yellow. See uli, uliuli.
pāpala
Amaranth tree (genus pāpala, Charpentiera spp.) with
pāpala
Endemic Hawaiian genus (Charpentiera) of the amaranth family. Its light, flammable wood was used by early Hawaiians for firework displays. On dark nights pieces were lighted and thrown into the wind from cliffs on Kauaʻiʻs north coast where they floated gently down. In Hawaiʻi the leaves are used for leis. Its flowers are pink, the leaves fragrant. (NEAL 471.)
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