kila
1. nvs. High place; strong, stout, bold. Rare. Cf. kilakila.
2. Also sila nvt. Seal, deed, patent, brand; sealed; to fix a seal. See palapala kila nui. Eng. Ua kila ʻia anei kāu palapala? Was your document sealed? Kēlā pūʻā kao … i hōʻailona ʻia me koʻu kila, that flock of goats … marked with my brand.
3. n. Steel, knife blade, chisel. Eng. Puʻuwai hao kila, a heart of steel [of courage].
4. nvt. Pen; to write with a pen. Probably Eng. quill. Rare.
5. n. Earmark, as on cattle
6. (Cap.) Also Sila n. Silas. Eng.
7. Also gila n. Gill, a small liquid measure. Eng.