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makawela
/ maka.wela /1. nvs., Glowing, burning; full of hate, fury, anger.
- Figuratively, term for the despised kauā, outcasts.
- Examples:
- Nā pōhaku makawela o Kīlauea, the burning lava rocks of Kīlauea.
- ʻŌlelo makawela, words of hatred.
2. n., Type of stone from which weights for cowry octopus lures were made.
3. Same as wela #3.
- Examples:
- Hele e kanu i ka makawela, went to plant the land cleared by burning.
makawela
Kā makawela. To slash and burn, a method of land cultivation.
Makawela
iʻoa, Miaplacidus, a star in the constellation Carina.
- Source:
- Mānaleo (HA).
MA-KA-WE-LA
s. Epithet of a servant marked in the forehead; ina i hoailonaia ke kauwa ma ka lae, ua kapaia he kauwa makawela.
2. Name of a species of soft porous stone.
Makawela (mă'-kā-wē'-la), n.
/ mă'-kā-wē'-la /A bond servant; ina i hoailonaia ke kauwa ma ka lae, ua kapaia he kauwa makawela.
makawela
Servant marked on the forehead. This term is applied to the kauwā, outcast or despised.
makawela
Soft, porous stone out of which sinkers for cowry octopus lures were made.
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