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1. nvi. Jaw, cheekbone.

• Figuratively, to talk a lot, jabber, jibber jabber.
• Examples:
  • Ke ā nui, ke ā iki, big jaw, little jaw [bragging and wheedling, as of a man seeking the favor of a woman].
• Related:
  • hoʻā Caus/sim.; To talk a lot, jabber.
• References:
  • PCP aa .

2. n. An instrument made of smooth bone, formerly used for abortion, lancing, or bleeding.

• Related:
  • Also: āʻōʻō, piercing ā.

3. nvs. Mold found in souring foods, especially poi, generally known as Oidium lactis or Oospora lactis, but now called Geotrichum candidum 🌐.

4. conj. and prep., When, at the time when, until, to, as far as, and, or rare, and then, but (usually preceding verbs, whereas a me usually precedes nouns; ā may also connect words translated by English adjectives, as he po'e kuli ā ʻāʻā, a people deaf and dumb; nani ā pumehana kēia kakahiaka, this morning is beautiful and warm). (Gram. 9.5, 11.1.) Ā also connects verb + noun compounds: see ʻai ā manō, holoāiʻa, Gram. 8.7.2.

• Examples:
  • Ā hiki mai ia, when he arrives.
  • Hola ʻelua ā ʻoi, a little after two o'clock.
  • Noho ʻoia malaila ā make, he lived there until death.
  • Prolonged ā may designate a protracted period of time or distance, a long continued action, or emphasis.
  • Aloha ā nui, much, much aloha.
  • Mahalo ā nui, thanks very, very much.
  • Holo aʻela ia ā hiki i ka ʻāina kahiki, he sailed and sailed and sailed until he reached a foreign country.
  • Hele ā uka, go clear to the uplands.
• References:
  • PCP a .

hoʻōho, A word used only at the end of a sentence or phrase, with meanings such as: I told you so; don’t you forget it; you should know; you dummy.

• Source:
  • Niʻihau.
• Examples:
  • Ua hoʻomaka ka papa i ka hola ʻehiku, ā. The class started at seven o'clock, you dummy.

No base definition, only supplemental content.

• Related:
  • Iwi ā. Jawbone, mandible.

interjection, Lo; behold. An expression of surprise, disappointment, astonishment or admiration. It is similar in meaning to aia hoi, eia hoi, aia ka.

This honeyeater (Moho braccatus), also known as ʻōʻō, was famed for its far-heard, beautiful call, but is now extinct. This is also the name of the dwarf ʻōʻō, an endangered species found only on Kauaʻi.

Young of the Hawaiian dascyllus, a demoiselle (Dascyllus albisella). Also called ʻaʻā. For the adult fish, see ʻaloʻiloʻi.

Jawbone.