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ʻale

Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. nvt., Wave, crest of a wave, billow; to ripple, form waves, stir; to well, as tears in the eyes; rippling, stirring.

  • Examples:
    • ʻAle lau loa, wave long and large.
    • ʻAle poʻi, breaking wave, ʻAle pā puaʻa, pig-pen wave, of a wave striking the side of a canoe.
    • Ka ʻale wai hau a ke kua, the snow water wave of the gods [it was believed that the gods made snow].
  • Related:
    • hōʻale Caus/sim.; to surge (PH 51).
  • References:

2. n., Gust.

  • Rare

3. n., Are, a unit of measure.

  • Eng.
  • Related:
    • Also: are (not cap.).

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ʻalē

Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

nvs., Marshy; marsh, swamp.

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ʻale

Māmaka Kaiao Haw to Eng,

kikino Wave, as a swell in the open ocean. Dic. Cf. nalu. See hokua, honua, kiʻekiʻena, kōā.

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