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makawalu
/ maka.walu /1. vs., Numerous, many, much, in great quantities (sometimes used with implication of chiefly mana).
- Literally, eight eyes.
- Examples:
- Nā wailele e iho makawalu mai ana, waterfalls pouring down in quantity.
- Ka iho makawalu a ka ua, the great downpour of rain.
- Makawalu nā moku, many islands are scattered haphazardly.
- References:
- Cf. -walu.
2. n., Type of fighting on plains covered with brush, with irregularly grouped warriors.
- References:
- Malo 196, 203.
makawalu
/ MA-KA-WA-LU /1. v., Maka and walu, to scratch. To scratch like a cat; to rub; to scrape.
2. To go in large companies; to travel by caravans; hele okai.
makawalu
kikino ｜ noun / MA-KA-WA-LU /s., A large company; a large army; aole e pono ke kaua uuku ke hana i makawalu ame ke kahului, it is not proper for a small army to engage a large army in a smooth place.
makawalu
kikino ｜ noun / mă'-kă-wā'-lu /n., A large moving company; a large army: Aole e pono ke kaua uuku ke hana i makawalu ame ke kahului, It is not proper for a small army to engage a large army in an open place.
makawalu
/ mă'-kă-wā'-lu /1. v., [Maka and walu, to scratch.] To scratch like a cat; to rub; to scrape.
2. v., To go in large companies; to travel by caravans; hele okai.
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