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lele
1. nvi., To fly, jump, leap, hop, skip, swing, bounce, burst forth; to sail through the air, as a meteor; to rush out, as to attack; to get out of, as from a car; to dismount, as from a horse; to land, disembark, as from a canoe; to undertake; to move, as stars in the sky; to move, as in checkers; a jump, leap, attack.
- Examples:
- Lele māmā, fly swiftly, dart.
- Mea lele mua, aggressor.
- Ka lele mua, the first to play or speak [in a riddling contest); the first sorcery victim (J. [Joseph] S. Emerson, 20).
- Lele maila ia uwē (FS 57), tears poured forth.
- Ua lele ka hanu o Moa, Moa's breath has departed [he has died]. See also ʻuhane.
- I hewa nō iāʻoe i ka lele mua, it is your fault for attacking first.
- ʻĀmama, ua noa, lele wale (For. 5:413), finished, free of taboo, fly on [of the taboo and prayer].
- References:
- For lele with emotional words, see ex., hauli, kūpilikiʻi; also cf. haʻalele.
- PPN lele .
2. vs., Contagious, as of disease.
3. vi., Wind-blown, of the rain.
4. vs., Separate, detached, as a leaf separated from a plant for ceremonials.
5. n., A detached part or lot of land belonging to one ʻili, but located in another ʻili.
6. nvi., Hula step: the dancer walks forward, lifting up the rear heel with each step, with slight inward movement; sometimes with the ʻuwehe step with each foot forward. This can also be done backwards; to dance thus.
7. n., An interval of music, the difference in pitch between two tones, always followed by a number from one to six, especially lele kolu, an interval of a third, as from C to E, or lele lima, an interval of a fifth. Minor intervals are followed by hapa, as lele kolu hapa, an interval of a minor third. Lele may also be followed by pā- and a number, to skip that number of notes. Lele in this sense also occurs as a verb, to sing thus.
8. vi., To dry up, to have passed the menopause; to evaporate.
- Examples:
- Ua lele ka waiū o Loika, Lois' breasts have ceased to contain milk.
- Ua lele ka wai nui o ka lepo (Kep. 89), most of the water of the dirt evaporated.
9. vi., To shrink, as clothes.
10. n., Sacrificial altar or stand.
11. n., A tall variety of wild banana (Musa xparadisiaca), formerly planted near the altar (lele). It was offered to the gods and used for love magic. Its essence was thought to fly (lele) to the gods. It was used (for weaning (cf. lele #8): the banana was placed near the child with appropriate prayers in order to obtain the god's consent for weaning. This banana was taboo to women.
12. n., Type of fish (no data).
- References:
- KL. line 16.
13. vt., (followed by hapa- + digit). To count by — (digit).
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lele
/ LE-LE /1. v., To fly; to jump; to leap; to fly, as a bird; a ike aku la au i ka lele ana o ka manu.
2. To burst forth, as fire in a conflagration.
3. To move, as a meteor through the air.
4. To depart from one, as the spirit of a dying person; lele ke aho.
5. To come upon, as an officer upon a criminal; to fly or rush upon one, as an enemy. Lunk. 20:37.
6. To land or go ashore from a canoe or ship; a lele iuka lakou e makaikai, they came ashore to look about.
7. To brandish, as a sword.
8. Haalele. for hoolele. To leave; to forsake; to leave one place of residence or business for another.
9. To reject as not fit for use; lele liilii, to scatter; to disperse; to scatter entirely.
lele
kikino ｜ noun / LE-LE /s., An altar for sacrifice; he wahi e kau ai i ka mohai kuni i ke kuahu.
lele
kikino ｜ noun / lē'-le /1. n., An altar for sacrifice; he wahi e kau ai i ka mohai kuni i ke kuahu.
2. n., A detached part or lot of land belonging to an ili (one of the land holdings, smaller than an ahupuaa).
3. n., A leap; a jump.
4. n., An interval in music.
lele
hehele ｜ intransitive verb / lē'-le /1. v., To fly; to jump; to leap; to fly, as a bird; a ike aku la au i ka lele ana o ka manu.
2. v., To burst forth, as fire in a conflagration.
3. v., To move, as a meteor through the air. To fly; to jump; to rush upon.
4. v., To pass from; to vanish; to depart from one, as the spirit of a dying person.
5. v., To jump off, hence to land.
6. v., To move suddenly and swiftly, as in attack.
7. v., To be scattered; lele liilii.
Lele
iʻoa ｜ proper noun- Land division near Hāʻupu, Kauaʻi, probably named for an event similar to that which resulted in the Oʻahu name Kohelepelepe.
- Old name for the Lahaina district, Maui, so called because of the short stay of chiefs there (Pacific Commercial Advertiser, 1857).
- Literally, altar or flight.
- References:
- See Maluʻulu-o-Lele.
lele
Altar for sacrifice.
lele
Altar higher than that at Kuahu.
lele
To move through the air, as a meteor.
lele
To jump, fly; to depart, as the spirit of a dying person.
lele
Detached lots or parcels within an ʻili or ahupuaʻa. Lele means to fly.
lele
In this hula step the dancer walks forward, raising a rear heel with each step, with slight inward movement. (PE.)
lele
To come upon, as an officer upon a criminal. (A.)
lele
To land or go ashore from a canoe.
lele
Afusa sapientum. A tall, wild banana formerly placed near the lele (altar). It was offered to the gods and used for love magic.
lele
to fly, jump.
lele
1. Two ʻili parcels within an ahupuaa that are separated from each other. See, ʻili lele. 2. A detached lot or parcel belonging to an ʻili (T). 3. A detached part or lot of land belonging to an ʻili (one of the land holdings, smaller than an ahupua ʻa) (AP). 4. Outlying portion of an ahupuaʻa. Horner v. Kumuliilii, 10 Haw. 174, 176 (1895). 5. A detached part or lot of land belonging to one ʻili, but located in another ʻili (PE).
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