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kama
- References:
- Cf. kamaʻāina.
- PPN tama.
- Examples:
- Ua kama ʻia ka pūʻolo, the bundle was tied.
- Ka make kama o nā kauā (Kep. 145), the bound death of the outcasts [i.e., they were sacrificed on the altar].
- References:
- See kamaikahuliwaʻa.
- PCP tama.
3. n., Cavern, cleft, rock fissure.
4. vi., To urinate.
- References:
- See kamahānau.
- Oihk. 11.16.
kama
/ KA-MA /1. s., The first husband of a wife; he kane mua o ka wahine, he kaukama.
2. Children generally, i. e., male and female children; the second generation in a family.
3. Specifically, children adopted into the family of another; kama ole, childless.
4. Hookama. Adoption; the act of receiving or being received, as a child into the family of another; ka hookamaia, adoption. Rom. 9:4.
kama
/ KA-MA /1. v., To lead or direct.
2. To bind or tie up, as a bundle. See kamakama.
3. Hookama. To adopt, as a child; to take another's child as one's own. This has been a very common practice among Hawaiians of all grades from time immemorial.
kama
/ KA-MA /adj., Hookama. The state of being a child by adoption; keiki hookama, an adopted child.
kama
kikino ｜ noun / KA-MA /s., A cavern; a fissure in a rock.
kama
/ kă'-ma /adj., 1. Pertaining to adoption; made by adoption. The word requires the prefix hoo to give it the adjectival sense. See hookama.
kama
kikino ｜ noun / kă.'-ma /1. n., Name given by women to former husbands by whom they have borne children.
2. n., Children generally; the second generation in a family.
3. n., Specifically, children adopted into the family of another; kama ole, childless.
4. n., A natural cavern, cleft or fissure in a rock: he keiki na ka pohaku; a native would call it the child of a rock.
kama
hamani ｜ transitive verb / kă'-ma /1. v., To bind or tie up, as a bundle: E kama iho oe a paa ke paiai, tie up and secure the bundle of food. See kamakama.
2. v., To enclose in a wrapper or wrappers.
Kama
iʻoa ｜ proper noun / kă'-mă /an offspring. Ditch, Iao valley, Wailuku, Maui.
Kama
iʻoa ｜ proper nounLane, Kapālama, Honolulu, Oʻahu, named for John Kama, Republican politician during the 1900s.
- Literally, child.
- References:
- TM.
kama
Child.
Kama
Powerful tutelary god of all the islands. (CMH.)
kama
The first husband of a wife; children generally, as male and female children; second generation.
Kama
Ancient chief of Maui. His full name is Kamalalawa or Kama-lala-walu, son of eight branches. He was killed in battle on Hawaiʻi by Lono-i-ka-makahiki.
kama
Children, either natural or adopted into the family of an- other; a person. Keiki hānai is a child, usually related, adopted into a family as oneʻs own. The family assumes all care and training. Today the relationship is legalized so the adopted child can inherit property. A keiki hoʻokama is like a godchild. William and Emily Taylor adopted a hoʻokama. They provided no support but were interested in this person and taught him things Hawaiian. This was Kilolani. See Kindred: hoʻokama. It was a custom to adopt a child of a relative, a grandchild, or orphan. Keiki makua ʻole means child or children without parents.
kama
child.
KA-MA
adj. hooā” the state of being a child by adoption, keiki hookama an adopted child.
KA-MA
s. children generally, that is male and female, a family, kama ole childless; hooā” adoption, the act of being received into the family of another.
KA-MA
v. to lead or direct, hoo-to adopt a child, to take another a child as one's own.
KA-MA
s, a cavern, a fissure in a rock. v. to lead or direct, hoo-to adopt a child, to take another a child as one's own.
kama
Pertaining to adoption; made by adoption, name given by women to former husbands by whom they have borne children; children, generally; children adopted into the family of another.
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