1. vs. Choked, suffocated, strangled; to choke, strain. Fig., disturbed mentally. Puʻua keiki, a baby that is not born at the proper time and must be removed by surgery, A puʻua i ka hānau keiki ʻana (Kin. 35.16), travail in childbirth. hoʻo.puʻua To choke.
2. n. A surfboard. Rare.
v. See PUUWA. To be full; to be choked or suffocated, as in swallowing food; to stick in the throat; to strangle; e keu i ka puu.
2. To be in difficult labor, as in childbirth. Kin. 35:16. Mai puhi malu, o puua a loaa.
s. Hardness, as in food; difficulty in swallowing; he wai ka mea e inu ai i ka paina ana no ka puua ame ka wela o ka ai.
Difficulty in swallowing.
1. To be full; to be choked or suffocated, as in swallowing food; to stick in the throat; to strangle.
2. To be in difficult labor, as in childbirth.
rain hill. Land section, Puna, Hawaii.
To strangle.
To be choked or suffocated in swallowing food; to stick in the throat.
choked or suffocated, as with food.
E huli iā “puʻua” ma Ulukau.
Search for “puʻua” on Ulukau.