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-kou
Indicator of plurality in the plural pronouns and possessives only (kākou, mākou, ʻoukou, lākou). (PPN -tolu, PNP -tou.)
kōū
hehele ｜ intransitive verb / kō.ū /vi., To look about in all directions.
koʻu
1. vi., To cluck.
- Figuratively, to talk too much.
- Examples:
- E nuʻu a koʻu ka puʻu (saying), pile on until the throat clucks [eat all one can].
2. nvt., Conception; male potency; to conceive.
- Examples:
- Ua pau ke koʻu, potency is over.
- Ua koʻu ka moa kāne, the rooster has mounted [a hen].
- Ua moe lāua a i laila koʻu, they slept together and life came.
3. poss., My, mine (o-form; Gram. 8.4, 9.6).
- References:
- PNP toku.
koʻū
ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / ko.ʻū /kou
1. n., A tree found on shores from East Africa to Polynesia (Cordia subcordata 🌐), with large, ovate leaves, and orange, tubular flowers 2.5 to 5 cm in diameter, borne in short-stemmed clusters. The beautiful wood, soft but lasting, was valuable to the early Hawaiians and was used for cups, dishes, and calabashes.
- References:
- Neal 714–5.
- PPN tou.
2. (Cap.) n., Old name for Honolulu harbor and vicinity, famous rendezvous for kōnane checkers.
- Examples:
- Hui aku nā maka i Kou (saying), the eyes [friends] will meet at Kou.
3. possessive, Your, yours (o-form, singular; Gram. 8.4, 9.6).
- References:
- PNP tou, PEP to(o)u.
koʻu
hamani To jab with fingertips, in volleyball. Niʻihau.
kou
/ KO-U /1. v., To look; to look about; to look here and there; e nana, e imi i o i o.
2. Hookou. To have a sufficiency; to be supplied with the necessaries of life.
kou
ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / KO-U /adj., Moist; wet; damp; chilly from moisture; moist, as dry bread brought to a moist place. See koou.
kou
kikino ｜ noun / KOU /s., The name of a large shade tree growing mostly near the sea beach; timber good for many purposes, especially for cups, bowls, dishes, &c.; takes a polish.
kou
/ KOU /adj., pron. Thy; thine; of thee; of you; of yours; an oblique case of oe. Gram.§ 132 and 133, 3d. See kau. NOTE. It has the diphthongal sound.
koʻu
/ KOʻU /adj., pron, first person. My; mine; of me; an oblique case of au or wau, and formed like the foregoing. See Grammar§ 124, 1st, and§ 126, 3d. Ko'u is distinguished from kou by a slight break in the pronunciation between the preposition ko and the u and indicated in writing by an apostrophe. It is doubtless a contraction of ko ou.
koʻu
hehele ｜ intransitive verb / KOʻU /v., To cluck, as a hen.
kou
papani ｜ pronoun / ko'u /My; mine; of me; possessive case of au or wau, and formed like them. It is doubtless a contraction of ko ou.
Kou
iʻoa ｜ proper noun / ko'u /tree (Cordia subcordata). Land sectian, Kohala, Hawaii.
kou
hehele ｜ intransitive verb / ko'u /v., To cluck, as a hen.
kou
hehele ｜ intransitive verb / kō'-ū' /v., To look; to look about; to look here and there: e nana, e imi i o i o.
kou
papani ｜ pronoun / ko'u /Your; yours; thy; thine; of thee; of you; of yours; possessive case of oe. See kau.
kou
kikino ｜ noun / ko'u /A large shade tree (Cordia subcordata), growing generally near the sea. The timber is good for many purposes, and especially for cups, bowls, dishes, etc. The wood takes a polish. This tree was formerly much planted by the natives around their houses, but it is now nearly extinct.
kou
ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / kŏ'-ū' /adj., Moist; wet; damp; chilly from moisture. Syn: koou.
Kou
iʻoa ｜ proper nounOld name, until 1800, for Honolulu Harbor and vicinity, including the area from Nuʻuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to the sea (Westervelt, 1964b:15), noted for kōnane (pebble checkers) and for ulu maika (bowling), and said to be named for the executive officer (ilāmuku) of Chief Kākuhihewa of Oʻahu.
- Literally, kou tree.
- References:
- PH 168.
Kou
iʻoa ｜ proper nounFishing site, reef, Mālaekahana, Oʻahu. Flat, nearshore reef where seaweed and fish congregated.
- Literally, kou tree.
koʻu
To cluck like a hen.
kou
Evergreen tree (Cordia subcordata). (NEAL 714.) See Plants. Uses.
kou
Evergreen tree (Cordia subcordata). Grows to 30 feet, found on ocean shores from East Africa to Polynesia. Hawaiians used its soft but lasting wood for cups, dishes, and calabashes. It was a favorite shade tree and supplied the finest cabinet wood. (NEAL 714.)
kou
yours
kou’
moist, wet, damp.
ko‘u
mine.
Ko-u
pron. adj. thy, thine, yours; the oblique case of oe see ko prep. see ko and u the oblique case of oe, see ko prep.
Ko-u
s. name of a shade tree.
Ko’u
pron. adj. my, mine, of me, the oblique case of au or wau and formed like the above; it is distinguished from kou by a slight break in the pronunciation between the preposition ko and u, and indicated in writing by an apostrophe.
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