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1. n. Sovereignty, rule, independence.

• Examples:
  • Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, Restoration Day.
  • Hoʻihoʻi i ke ea o Hawaiʻi, restore the sovereignty of Hawaiʻi.

2. n. Life, air, breath, respiration, vapor, gas; fumes, as of tobacco; breeze, spirit (Isa. 42.5). This ea, as well as ea #1, ea #3, ea #4, is sometimes pronounced or sung ʻea.

• Examples:
  • Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono (motto of Hawaiʻi), the life of the land is preserved in righteousness.
  • He palupalu lākou, he ea hele wale aku (Hal. 78.39), they were flesh, a wind that passes away.
  • Kāʻili ʻia aku ke ea o ʻAberahama (Kin. 25.8), Abraham gave up the ghost; literally, the breath of life was snatched away.
• Related:
  • Kaha ea, to deprive of rights of livelihood.
  • Wai ea, aerated waters.
  • Hoʻopuka ea, exhaust fumes.
• References:
  • Cf. eamāmā, eaolamāmā.

3. vi. To rise, go up, raise, become erect.

• Examples:
  • Kai ea (Kep. 183), rising sea.
  • Ua ea kona poʻo, his head was raised.
  • Ke ea ʻana o ka ʻai, ka iʻa (Kep. 97), the obtaining of poi, fish..
  • ʻAʻole hoʻi au e ea maluna o koʻu wahi moe (Hal. 132.3), I will not go up into my bed.
• References:
  • Cf. aea, eʻea, hōʻea.
  • PPN eʻa.

4. vi. To smell.

• Related:
  • Also: ʻea.
  • Ea ʻinoʻino, ea pilau, evil-smelling, rotten-smelling.
• References:
  • Cf. maea, māeaea.
  • Perhaps PEP ea.

kikino, Fume.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Related:
  • Also: ea puka.
  • Āohiohi ea. Air resistance, i.e. the force of air against a moving object.
  • Ana mīkā ea. Barometer.
  • Pōhaku puka ea. Air stone, i.e. the porous rock in an aquarium that creates tiny bubbles at the surface of the water to facilitate the exchange of gases.
  • Pūnuku ea make. Gas mask, as used during World War II.

is used in answer to a call, more familiar and disrespectful than eo. Ea is also used by a speaker to call the attention of his hearers to some particular point which he is about to state; its frequency of use is according to the taste of the speaker; it is brought out generally, in the middle of a sentence. Lunk. 7:3. Sometimes it commences a speech. 1 Sam. 9:5.

adj., Strong smelling, as meat or food kept too long. See eaea.

s., Ku ka ea o Lahainaluna i ka lepo; dust raised by the wind, but not a whirlwind.

adj., Windy; noisy; without effect; he ea ka waha i ke ao ana i ke keiki hookuli, wahapaa; noisy; clamorous; assenting to the commands of a parent, but not obeying; disobedient.

s., In music, the highest part; the air.

interjection, The expression of a call to one’s attention, as aloha oukou, ea, to which a reply is expected; generally ae. aloha.

adj., Dirty; dusty, as when the air is full of dust.

s., Dirt; dust raised by the wind.

Ea me he opua hiki kakahiaka la,

Me he mea la o Hoku o Mahealani

Ka hukiku o ka waa la i ka lae.

s., The thrush or aphthæ, a disease of children; art, ka.

s., Takes ke for its article. Spirit; vital breath; the breath of life.

2. Life itself; oiai ke ea, while life lasts.

3. The natural breath of life. 1 Tes. 2:8. E kaili aku ke ea, to die. Kin. 25:8.

4. The breath of man or beast. Kekah. 3:21. Nani ka lokomaikai o ke Akua I kona haawi ana mai i ke ea o ke kanaka. Hal. 78:39. SYN. with hanu. Isa. 42:5.

5. He makani ku malie, oia ka makani e hanu ai kakou, the breathable air.

s., A species of fish, somewhat similar to the hilu, aawa and poou.

s., A species of turtle much valued on account of the shell.

2. The shell itself; he ea kuu wakawaka. Eset. 1:6. Put for ivory. NOTE.—The ea was forbidden to women to eat, under the kapu system.

v., To raise up, as a person bowed down.

2. To lift or throw up.

3. To raise up, as from the grave. Iob. 7:9.

4. To mount or go up upon, as an ancient bed. Hal. 132:3.

5. To rise up, as water. Puk. 15:8.

6. Hoea. To be thrown or raised up, as land out of the ocean; ua hoea mai na aina mai loko mai o ka moana, the land was thrown up out of the ocean.

7. To rise in sight, as a cloud. 1 Nal. 18:44. To heave in sight, as a ship; a hoea mai makai aku o Hilo, she hove in sight off Hilo.

8. To rise up, as out of the water. Kin. 41:2, 3.

9. To stir up, excite, as the affections; ia manawa ka hoea ana mai o ka hai, at that time was the exciting of other’s love.

adj., Causing disgust or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; offensive, as odor. Same as eaea #2.

1. v., To become erect after kneeling, sitting, or lying down; to be raised or elevated, as the head: Ua ea ae kona poo; his head was elevated.

2. v., To swell upward; to rise up: Ea ka muliwai; the stream rises.

3. v., To rise in sight; to appear above the horizon. Ua ea ae ka mahina; the moon has risen in sight.

4. v., To increase in force, intensity, etc.; to rise.

5. v., To be revived from death; to rise or arise from the grave: Ue ea hou ka make; the dead has risen again.

1. n., A species of fish similar to the aawa, but differing chiefly in the dark zone on the posterior part of its body; the dark-colored aawa.

2. n., A cloud of pulverized earth; a dust-cloud.

Ea me he opua hiki kakahiaka la.
Me he mea la o Hoku o Mahealani
Ka hukiku o ka waa la i ka lae.

n., A melodic as contrasted with a harmonic succession of notes, rhythmically arranged; tune; air.

1. n., A species of turtle (Chelone imbricata) which is of great value, as it furnishes almost exclusively the tortoise-shell of commerce; the hawkbill turtle.

2. n., The shell of the hawkbill turtle; the tortoise-shell: He ea kuu wakawaka.

3. n., The white thrush, a vesicular disease affecting the lips, mouth and throat. Generally confined to infants.

4. n., Air; breeze; wind: Ke ea ku malie; the still air.

5. n., The breath, as of life: Ke ea o ke kanaka; the breath of man.

6. n., Life: Oiai ke ea; while life lasts.

interj., An interrogative ejaculation expressing curiosity, surprise, inquiry, etc.: Eh? what?

interj., An exclamation calling attention to what is about to be said: I say! Say! Aloha oukou, ea! Love to you, I say!

adv., An expression of assent, affirmation, or interrogatory surprise, as in answer to a question, or to repeat the sense of a question asked: Ay or aye; yea; yes. Ea? he oiaio ia? Aye? is that a fact? The sense is often interjectional.

adj., Tired from talking: Ea ka waha i ke ao i ke keiki hookuli.

adj., Windy; noisy; clamorous.

1. adj., Covered with or as with dust; dusty: Ea ke ala; the way is dusty.

2. adj., Filled with dirt; foul; filthy; dirty.

Breath, life. See hānō), hanu.

I. kahi mea a kanaka e hanu nei. He lahilahi me ka mama ; he 40 paha mile mai ka ili aina ae kona kiekie a puni ka honua nei. O ka lani-o ka ea kekahi ano, oia hoi, ka lewa. O na manu o ka lani, Ier. 15:3, ua like ia me na manu o ka lewa. O ka ea e neenee ana, o ka makani ia. 'O ka mokomoko i ka makani,' oia ka mokomoko i ka ea; 'o ka olelo i ka makani,' he hana makehewa ia, 1 Kor. 9:26; 14:9. 'O ke alii ikaika o ka lewa,' oia hoi o ka ea, o Satana no ia, Ep. 2:2.

(ke) ea breath ; life; air; breeze.

call of attention.