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1. vt., To claw, scratch, rub, grate, rasp, scrape.

• Related:
  • Also: ʻuwalu, waʻu.
• References:
  • PPN waru.

2. n., Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus 🌐), caught in deep water; large, much prized for eating and used as a cathartic.

• References:
  • See ex., makuʻu #3.
  • PPN walu.

3. number, Eight, eighth (walu and other multiples of four are formulistic numbers; cf. -walu).

• Examples:
  • Hapawalu, one eighth.
  • Kanawalu, eighty.
• References:
  • PPN walu.

hamani To scratch with claws, as a cat. Dic. Cf. waʻu.

adj., num. Eight; ka walu, the eighth. Oihk. 9:1. As a cardinal it is generally prefixed by a or e; as, awalu, ewalu, eight. Gram.§ 115:4.

adj., Eight: ka walu, the eighth. As a cardinal it is generally prefixed by a or e; as awalu, ewalu, eight.

Oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus). Can grow up to 6 feet and weigh over 100 pounds. Lives in the 500 to 2,500 foot depth and is caught by hook and line. Edible but unsettling.

Oilfish. See walu. Once called a mackerel.

eight.

to scratch; rub, rasp.

Mark 14:71.