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1. vt., To act the part of a cock; to care for, attend to; to supply with food, as a child or ward.

• Related:
  • hoʻomoamoa Caus/sim.; To accompany, as a cock with hens; to care for, protect, cherish.

2. n., Sharp point at the stern of a canoe.

3. n., Paper nautilus.

• Related:
  • Also: ʻauwaʻalālua, ʻaumoana, moamoa waʻa.

4. Same as pahu, trunkfish.

• References:
  • PPN moamoa .

v., To be or to act the cock among the fowls. Hoomoamoa. To go in company with, as a cock goes with hens to give warning in case of danger; to be intimate with; e hoopunahele.

s., The sharp point at the stern of a canoe; kahi e oioi ana mahope o ka waa.

1. n., The sharp point at the stern of a canoe; kahi e oioi ana mahope o ka waa.

2. n., Block used as a prop to prevent contact with the ground; a support.

[Moa, a fowl, a cock.]

1. v., To be or to act the cock among fowls.

2. v., To give bountifully. Syn: Momoa.

3. v., To carry or send food to others gratuitously.

4. v., To minister to; to care for.

Sharp point at the stern of a canoe.