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pē.lā

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. demon. In that way, like that, thus, so, that way. (Gram. 8.3.) Pēlā anei? Is that the way it is? Is that so? Pēlā ʻea? Is that how? So that's it! Isn't it? Pēlā iho! Wait! Wait a minute! Pēlā ʻiʻo nō, that's right, that's certainly it. Pēlā nō, that's so, that's it, that's how it is, exactly. Ā pēlā aku, and so forth, thereby. Pēlā paha, maybe so, perhaps, probably so [very common]. Hele pēlā! Get out! Go away! Begone! Pēlā iho ā hina leʻa mai ka makani, wait a moment until the winds blow fair. (PNP peelaa.)

2. vi. To say. Pēlā aku ʻo Ka-malama, Ka-malama said.

pela

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. Same as pelapela; fertilizer, any decomposed material, especially decayed flesh and intestines removed from a corpse; the bones were buried secretly, and the flesh (pela) thrown into the sea (cf. kapa lau). (PPN pela.)

2. nvs. Spelling; to spell. Eng. Pehea e pela ai kou inoa? How is your name spelled?

3. nvt. Bale; to bale; mattress, cushion; package, as of hard poi. Eng. Pela mauʻu maloʻo, bale of hay.

4. Also belanvt. Bail; to bail. Eng.

5. n. Pail. Eng.

pela

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Mattress. Dic. Bed. Niʻihau. Also pela moe. Hao pela. Bedframe. Pela hoʻolana. Air mattress.

pēla

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Bail, i.e. money a defendant gives a court as a promise to return for trial. E hoʻopaʻa ana ka luna hoʻokolokolo i ka pēla he ʻumi kaukani kālā no ka hopohopo e mahuka ka mea i hoʻāhewa ʻia i kahi ʻāina ʻē. Bail has been set by the judge at ten thousand dollars for fear the accused may flee the country. Dic., sp. var.

pela

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani To recite from memory. Niʻihau. See hoʻopaʻa pela, paʻa pela.

PE-LA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To tie up a bundle for a pillow of pulu. See PELAMOE.

2. To be unclean; to be filthy; to emit stench. See PELAPELA.

3. To be thus, that is, after the manner specified; to be done as before mentioned. See the adverb.

PE-LA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adv. See PE, thus, so, and LA, particle of place. Thus; in that manner. It always refers to a past transaction or something absent as penei does to something present. Pelai io no, adverbial phrase, so be it; amen.

PE-LA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Bones burnt for manure to enrich the ground; he a ahi i kipuluia, he hoomomona i ka lepo.

2. The putrid flesh and bowels of the dead body of a chief after the bones were separated; the mass was thrown into the sea.

Pela (pē'-lă), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A pillow.

Pela (pē'-la), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To tie up a bundle for transportation.

2. Primitive form of pelapela, to be unclean.

Pela (pē'-lā'), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Material burnt for fertilizer to enrich the ground; he hoomomona i ka lepo.

2. Anything lending to decomposition or decay.

Pela (pē'-lā'), adv.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Pe, thus, so, and la, particle of place.] Thus; in that manner. It always refers to a past transaction or something absent as penei does to something present: pela io no, adverbial phrase, so be it; amen.

pela

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To be unclean and smelly.

pela

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Mattress. Also called pela moe.

pela

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Any mass of putrid flesh and bowels of a dead chief. After the bones were separated, it was thrown into the sea.

pela

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

mattress; bail.

pe’la’

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

thus; in that manner.

pēlā

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Same as; thus; in that manner.

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