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1. vs., Excelling, exceeding, projecting beyond, reaching high above; to jut out, excel.

• Examples:
  • Hanohano Hāʻupu kela i ka lani, glorious (Mt.) Hāʻupu reaching high in the sky.
• Related:
  • hoʻokela Caus/sim.; To outdo, surpass, excel, exceed; to show off, try to excel, show preference; higher, superior, vain.
• References:
  • Cf. kākela, pākela, poʻokela and ex., ʻoi #2.

2. n., Sailor.

• Source:
  • English.
• Related:
  • Also: sela.

3. n., Tailor.

• Source:
  • English.

4. n., Gerah.

• Source:
  • Biblical.
  • English.
• Related:
  • Also: gera.

adj. pron., From ke, the, and la, there. That; that person; that thing; that fellow (more emphatic and definite than ia); he; she; it. It is used in opposition to keia, this; it is used when the noun to which it refers has just before been used. Gram.§ 152.

1. v., To exceed; to go beyond. 1 Nal. 10:7.

2. To project out beyond another thing.

3. To be more. Ier. 7:26.

4. To cause to exceed; to be more. Hal. 119:98. E hookela i ke aloha, to love more. Mat. 10:37.

adj., Excelling; going beyond; preceding; great above another.

adj., Excelling; going beyond; preceding; great above another.

[Ke, the, and la, there.] pron., That; that person; that thing; that fellow (more emphatic and definite than ia); he; she; it. It is used in opposition to keia, this. It is used when the noun to which it refers has just been used.

1. v., To exceed; to go beyond.

2. v., To project out beyond another thing.

3. v., To be more.

Sailor. Also called kelamoku.

Tailor; dressmaker.

Sailor.