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1. nvi., Double canoe, pair, span, yoke, two of a kind; to put together or pair, to yoke or harness together, to double in quantity; coupled. Figuratively, two-natured.

• References:
  • Cf. kaukahi.
  • PPN taulua.

2. (Cap.) n., Name of a month.

• References:
  • See Kep. 89.

3. (Cap.) n., One of the many names for the star Sirius; according to some reports, a constellation.

• Related:
  • The name may be qualified by the terms koko (said to be Betelgeuse), Lena (Sirius), Mōhaʻi (or Haʻi Mōhaʻi), Okaoka.
• References:
  • See Wailoa.
  • PCP Takulua.

kikino, Double, in math.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• Examples:
  • ʻO ka 8 ke kaulua o ka 4. Eight is the double of four.
• Related:
  • Lima kaulua. Ambidextrous.
• References:
  • Cf. helu māhoe.

v. Kau and lua, two. To put two together; to yoke or harness together, as two animals. Kanl. 22:10.

s. The name of several things where two are put or used together; kaulua. a double-canoe; bipi kaulua, a yoke of oxen. 1 Sam. 11:7. Kaulua lio, a span of horses. 2 Nal. 7:14.

s. The name of the second month; the fourth month of the summer season.

[Kau, place or put, and lua, for elua, two.] Double, applied to two like things put or used together for a common purpose, as: waa kaulua, double canoe.

A pair; a span; a yoke—any word signifying two of a kind.

1. Slackness; delay; procrastination; hesitation.

2. Last month of the Hawaiian year, corresponding to February. (This varied in localities.)

To be slack; to be remiss in fulfilling a promise; to delay the time of doing a thing. See hookaulua and hookaukaulua.

[Kau, place or put, and lua, two.]

1. To put two together; to yoke or harness together, as two animals.

2. To double in number or quantity.

Double canoe, two canoes tied together. See waʻa kaulua.

double, as canoes etc.