paʻimalau
/ paʻi.malau /1. n., Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia 🌐).
2. n., A fleet of canoes fishing for aku with the malau, bait carrier.
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paʻimalau
kikino Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia). Dic. Also paʻi. See paʻipeʻa, paʻipihi.
PAI-MA-LAU
s. A living creature having a sting in its tail, and floating on the ocean like the auwaalalua; he wahi mea huelo awa e lana ana ma ka moana me he auwaalalua la.
2. A place in the ocean where the water is calm and clear, sought by those who are fishing for the aku.
Paimalau (pa'i-mă-lā'u), n.
/ pa'i-mă-lā'u /1. A creature of the sea having a sting in its tail, and floating on the ocean, the Portuguese man-of war (Physalia utricula). Also called auwaalalua.
2. A place in the ocean where the paimalau lives and the water is calm and clear, sought by those who are fishing for the aku.
3. A fleet of fishing canoes.
paʻimalau
Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia utriculus), a jellyfish, with a float having a powerful sting in its long, stringlike tentacles. It floats in the ocean like the ʻau waʻa lā lua (paper nautilus).
pa‘imalau
Physalia, Portuguese man-of-war.
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