1. n. A large, black, edible crab (Grapsus grapsus tenuicrustatus) that runs over shore rocks. ʻA ʻama kua lenalena, rock crab with yellow back; fig., swift, strong warrior. (PPN kamakama.)
2. vi. To spread and relax, as the fingers. [The ʻaʻama crab was offered in sacrifices so that the gods would loosen (aʻama) and grant the request.)
3. Redup. of ʻama 1; to talk.
v. To stretch out the hands for the purpose of catching something.
2. To steal small articles; to pilfer.
s. That motion of the hands when a person would try to seize hold of something while it rolls down a pali.
2. The act of stealing or pilfering.
3. A black crab living on a rocky shore.
4. Name of a four-footed animal in the sea.
s. A person who speaks rapidly, concealing from one and communicating to another.
2. One who is expert in gaining knowledge.
1. Involuntary motion of the hands when a person tries to seize hold of something as it rolls down a precipice.
2. The act of stealing or pilfering.
3. An edible black crab with a highly decorative shell. Said to have been a special or sacred food for certain priests.
4. A talker; one who talks for the purpose of gaining information not otherwise obtainable.
5. A person who speaks rapidly, concealing from one and communicating to another.
1. To stretch out the hands for the purpose of catching something.
2. To steal small articles; to pilfer.
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