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1. n., Crescent; arch, as over door of ancient house (Kep. 101); crescent-shaped design at base of temple drum; crest, as on a helmet.

2. (Cap.) n., Second day of the month.

• References:
  • Kep. 101 PCP Foata, Soata, cf. Easter oʻata.

3. nvi., Brightness; shining, glittering, splendid; to glitter, shine, flash as lightning, become daylight; to flame.

• Figuratively, glory.
• Examples:
  • Lele hoaka, to fly glittering, as fire sparks.
• Related:
  • Also: ʻoaka.
• References:
  • PCP foata, soata.

4. v., To cast a shadow; to brandish, as a spear (2 Sam. 23.18), to drive away, ward off, frighten.

• Examples:
  • Mai hele maʻō e hoaka ai i ke kai o holo ka iʻa, don't go over there and cast your shadow in the sea lest the fish run away.
• References:
  • Cf. aka #1.

5. vt., To open, as the mouth.

• References:
  • Hoik. 13.6.

6. n., Spirit, apparition, ghost (For. 6:370).

• Examples:
  • Lele ka hoaka, the spirit has flown [of death; the glory of the land has departed].

7. n., Disease of the abdomen, perhaps appendicitis, rupture (followed by a qualifier).

• Related:
  • Other qualifiers reported are hāwele, kū, kū kahi, kū lua.
• References:
  • See hoaka ʻīpuka hale, hoaka kākala.

See entries below. Pae moku hoaka. Island arc.

Arch or lintel over a door. (Puk. 12:7.)

One of the kapu days; second day of the moon. See Time: Nights of the Lunar Month.

Crescent of the new moon.

Second night of the lunar month, with a crescent-shaped moon, a kapu day. A favorable day for planting. Lit., clear.