1. vs. Flexible, inconstant, changeable.
2. nvi. To play the game of loop and ball; the game itself: a flexible stick made of braided coconut leaflets with a loop at one end and a tapa ball on a string attached below the loop, the object being to catch the ball in the loop; this game was often played to a chant.
adj. Pala, soft, and ie, flexible. Inconstant; not firm; easily tempted to turn from the right; o na kanaka a pau loa ma ka honua nei, he palaie no ia na Iehova.
s. Art. ke. A species of play formerly among the people; ua hana na kanaka i ke palaie i mea lealea.
[Pala, soft, and ie, flexible.]
1. Inconstant; not firm; easily tempted to turn from the right: o na kanaka a pau loa ma ka honua nei, he palaie no ia na Iehova.
2. Without force; weak, of little account.
A game formerly played among the people: ua hana na kanaka i ke palaie i mea lealea.
Ancient surfing area, Lahaina qd., Maui. (Finney and Houston 28.) Lit., inconstant.
To play the game of loop and ball, using a stick with a loop on one end, a string tied to the stick, and a ball tied to its other end. The object is to catch the ball in the loop as it swings to and fro accompanied by a chant. (KILO.)
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