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kākā

/ kā.kā / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvt., To strike, smite, dash, beat, chop; to thresh or beat out, as grain (Ruta 2.17); to kick and flail the arms as an angry child; to strike, as flint and steel; to hit broiled breadfruit with a stick to remove the blackened skin; slab.

  • Examples:
    • Pili kākā lalo (For. 5:131), to place bets.
    • Ke pau ka ʻai ʻana a ka moa, kākā i ka nuku, when the chicken finishes eating, it shakes its beak.
  • References:

2. vs., Odorous, either fragrant or otherwise; to make an odor.

  • Rare

3. nvi., To excrete; dirty, excreta (a euphemism, taught to children).

4. nvi., To fish, as for uhu, parrot fish, with a square net (FS 39) or ulua with hook and line but no pole; net or nets dropped in a semicircle in shallow water, as for mullets or ʻōʻio.

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kākā

/ kā'-kā / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To be odorous, fragrant or otherwise.

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Kākā

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Point, Kahoʻolawe. Literally, to hew.

Nā LepiliTags: Kahoʻolawe

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To cut and split or break wood, done anciently by striking sticks against stones or rocks; to strike, dash, beat, whip; to strike flint or steel for fire.

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