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koʻa
1. nvs., Coral, coral head.
- Examples:
- Ke koʻa mokumoku o Heʻeia, the broken coral beds of Heʻeia [an expression used in songs and chants referring to Heʻeia, Oʻahu].
- References:
- PPN toka .
2. n., Fishing grounds, usually identified by lining up with marks on shore.
3. n., Shrine, often consisting of circular piles of coral or stone, built along the shore or by ponds or streams, used in ceremonies as to make fish multiply; also built on bird islands, and used in ceremonies to make birds multiply.
kōʻā
/ kō.ʻā /koa
1. nvs., Brave, bold, fearless, valiant; bravery, courage.
- Examples:
- Aʻo nō i ke koa, aʻo nō i ka holo (saying, Kel. 45), learn bravery, learn to run [be brave but prudent in war].
- References:
2. nvs., Soldier, warrior, fighter; military, hero, martial.
3. n., The largest of native forest trees (Acacia koa 🌐), with light-gray bark, crescent-shaped leaves, and white flowers in small, round heads. A legume with fine, red wood, a valuable lumber tree, formerly used for canoes, surfboards, calabashes, now for furniture and ukuleles. A small koa was sometimes added to the hula altar to Laka, goddess of the hula, to make the dancer fearless.
- Examples:
- E ola koa, live like a koa tree [i.e. long].
- References:
- Neal 408–11.
- PPN toa .
4. (Cap.) n., Name of a wind at Mālei, Molokaʻi.
- References:
- For. 5:103.
5. n., Land crocodile (RSV), chameleon (KJV). (Pronunciation uncertain.)
- References:
- Oihk. 11.
koa
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kōā
kōā
kikino, Length, as of a wave; wavelength.
- Source:
- References:
- See kiʻekiʻena.
koʻa
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Koʻa
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Koʻa
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koa
/ KO-A /1. adj., Brave; bold, as a soldier.
2. Dry; without moisture.
3. Unfruitful, as a plant or tree.
4. Unsteady; irregular in habit.
koa
/ KO-A /adv., Boldly; without fear; e olelo koa, speak boldly.
KO-A
v. To be dry; to be without moisture; maloo. mauu ole.
2. To be unfruitful; to bear no fruit, as a plant or tree; e hua ole mai i ka hua.
3. To speak unwittingly; to speak in jest; not meaning extactly what one says.
4. To miss; to make a mistake in speaking; e olelo kikoola; to throw words carelessly together without thought.
5. To be bold; to be courageous; to act the soldier; e ikaika oe, e koa hoi, mai makau.
6. Hoo. To be valiant; to act valiantly. Ier. 9:3.
koa
/ KO-A /s., A barren, fruitless plant or tree.
2. A soldier; plural, soldiers; an army; a multitude.
3. The horned coral; the same as akoakoa; the coral rock; koa ahi and koa opelu, places among the coral rocks where the fishes ahi and opelu are found; o ke koa a lakou e lawaia ai, the coral is where they fished; he puu koa, a clump of coral rocks.
4. A mean beggar.
5. The name of a large tree growing on the mountains, good for furniture, of which canoes are made and instruments of war.
6. A mistake in speaking or acting; doing what was not designed.
7. In geography, a sound; a strait; a channel; waha koa, a strait. See KOWA.
8. A broad, prominent forehead.
Koa (ko'a), n.
The horned coral; the coral rock. Syn: Akoakoa.
Koa (kō'-a), adv.
Boldly; without. fear: e olelo koa, speak boldly.
Koa (kō'-a), adj.
Brave; bold, as a soldier.
Koa (kŏ-ā'), adj.
1. Dry; without moisture.
2. Sterile, barren; unfruitful, said of land.
3. Unsteady; not fixed or regular in habits.
Koa (kō'-a), v.
To have no fear; to be bold; to be valiant; to act the soldier: E ikaika oe, e koa hoi, be strong and be unafraid.
Koa (kŏ-ā'), v.
1. To be dry; to be without moisture: maloo, mauu ole.
2. To be unfruitful; to bear no fruit, as a plant or tree: e hua ole mai i ka hua.
3. To speak unwittingly; to speak in jest.
4. To make a mistake in speaking: to use words carelessly: e olelo kikoola.
Koa (kŏ-ā'), n.
1. A mean beggar; one who lives by the practice of begging.
2. A mistake; a blunder or error in the use of language or in action.
Koa (kō'-a), n.
The koa, a forest tree (Acacia koa). Sometimes spoken of as the Hawaiian mahogany.
2. A soldier; a warrior.
Koa
Avenue, Wai-kīkī, Honolulu, named for Prince David Ka-wānanakoa. (TM.) Lit., brave.
Koʻa
Fishpond, east Lānaʻi.
* Pronunciation and meaning are uncertain.
kōʻā
To be unproductive, as plants in dry ground.
koʻa
Coral rock, ʻākoʻakoʻa.
koa
Largest of native forest trees (Acacia koa). It has a fine red wood, once used for canoes, surfboards, and calabashes. Now it is more often used for furniture and ukuleles. (NEAL 408.)
koa
Mimosa (Acacia koa), the monarch of trees in Hawaiʻi. For its many applications, see Plants: Uses. Wood shavings from this tree are processed for obtaining dye materials. (NEAL 410.)
koa
Largest of native forest trees (Acacia koa). (NEAL 408.) See Plants: Uses.
koa
Fearless.
koa
Koa tree (Acacia koa) the leaves of which were spread evenly over a bed of sleeping mats where a feverish patient lay. Heat from the body and the leaves made the patient sweat and fall asleep. (NEAL 408.)
ko‘a
horned coral; coral rock.
koa
soldier: to be brave.
Ko-a
s. a soldier, plur. an army, a multitude.
Ko-a
adj. brave, bold as a soldier.
Ko-a
v. to be bold, courageous; E ikaika oe e koa hoi, mai makau.
Ko-a
s. the name of a tree, of which canoes are made.
Ko-a
adj. unsteady, irregular in habit.
Ko-a
s. a mistake.
Ko-a
s. a sound, strait, channel, waha koa a strait. See kowa.
Ko-a
v. to mistake, to make a mistake.
Ko-a
the hack of a person or animal, the top of a ridge, the stick on which kapa is beaten, a specious of fish.
Ko.A.
Ko.A. Abbreviation for Komohana ʻĀkau (Northwest).
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