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eaea
/ ea.ea /1. n., Air, breath, air current.
2. Reduplication of ea #3; to rise; high waves.
- Examples:
- He iʻa no ka papaʻu, he loaʻa wale i ka hopu lima; he iʻa no ka hohonu, noho i ke eaea, fish of the shallows, gotten merely by catching in the hands; fish of the depths stay in the high waves [some tasks are easier than others].
- References:
- PPN eʻaeʻa.
3. Reduplication of ea #4; a smell, as of seaweed; to smell.
ʻeaʻea
/ ʻea.ʻea /1. Reduplication of ʻea #4, spray; encrusted with spray (sometimes confused with eaea and ʻeʻaʻeʻa).
- Examples:
- Ka lawaiʻa nui i ʻeaʻea nā kuʻemaka, i ʻehuʻehu nā lihilihi, the great fisherman whose brows are sprayed with sea and whose lashes are reddened [admiration of a fisherman].
- References:
- And.
3. n., A bird (no data).
ʻeāʻeā
hoʻōho | interjectionInterjection at end of verses in some chants that maintains rhythm and affords pleasure in repetition, something like English tra-la-la.
- Examples:
- Nani wale nā hala, ʻeāʻeā, o Naue i ke kai, ʻeāʻeā (song), beautiful indeed the pandanus, tra-la, of Naue by the sea, tra-la.
ʻeʻaʻeʻa
/ ʻeʻa.ʻeʻa /eaea
ʻaʻano Aerated; aerobic, i.e. living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen. Dic., ext. mng. See hōʻeaea. Ka hoʻohāpopo eaea ʻana. Aerobic decomposition. Ka hoʻohāpopo eaea ʻole ʻana. Anaerobic decomposition.
eaea
/ E-A-E-A /adj., Dignified; honorable; high. SYN. with hanohano, hiehie, eaea kai. Me he wawae, kuhaka la ka eaea.
eaea
/ E-A-E-A /s., See ea, adj.,. The strong, offensive smell of meat; eaea, paoa, hauna, hohono; eaea ka iloli o ka mano o Koolau; eaea ka hohono o ka palani (barani.)
eaea
/ E-A-E-A /v., To cover the eyebrows, as a fisherman, to shade the eyes while looking into deep water for fish; ka lawaia nui i eaea na kuemaka i ehuehu na lihilihi.
eaea
/ E-A-E-A /v., To be covered with dust, as one out in the wind where the dust is flying; eaea na kamalii o Lahainaluna i ka lepo.
eaea
ʻaʻano | stative verb / e'a-e'a /1. adj., Dignified; honorable; high: Me he wawae kuhaka la ka eaea. Syn: hiehie, eaeakai.
2. adj., Offensive, disagreeable. Same as ea.
eaea
kikino | noun / e'a-e'a /n., An offensive odor; a foul smell; stench; stink: Ka eaea o ka iloli o ka mano o Koolau.
eaea
/ e'a-e'a /1. v., To be covered with dust; to be dusty: Eaea na kamalii o Lahainaluna i ka lepo.
2. v., To make dim with or as with shade; to obscure the light, brightness, illumination, or luster of; to dim; to darken; to overshadow; to cloud; to shade: Ka lawaia nui i eaea na kuemaka i ehuehu na lihilihi.
ʻeʻaʻeʻa
Cloudy; to cloud up.
ʻeaʻea
To cover the eyebrows, as a fisherman, to shade the eyes while looking into deep water for fish. ”Ka lawaiʻa nui i ʻeaʻea na kuʻemaka, i ʻehuʻehu no lihilihi.” (A.) “The great fisherman whose brows are sprayed with sea and whose lashes are red- dened.” (Translation, PE.)
ʻeaʻea
Dignified, honorable, highly placed. (A.)
eaea
medicine; offensive odor of sea or swamp.
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