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1. n. A tree found on shores from East Africa to Polynesia (Cordia subcordata), with large, ovate leaves, and orange, tubular flowers 2.5 to 5 cm in diameter, borne in short-stemmed clusters. The beautiful wood, soft but lasting, was valuable to the early Hawaiians and was used for cups, dishes, and calabashes. (Neal 714–5.) (PPN tou.)

2. (Cap.) n. Old name for Honolulu harbor and vicinity, famous rendezvous for kōnane checkers. Hui aku nā maka i Kou (saying), the eyes [friends] will meet at Kou.

3. poss. Your, yours (o-form, singular; Gram. 8.4, 9.6). (PNP tou, PEP to(o)u.)

v. To look; to look about; to look here and there; e nana, e imi i o i o.

2. Hoo. To have a sufficiency; to be supplied with the necessaries of life.

adj. Moist; wet; damp; chilly from moisture; moist, as dry bread brought to a moist place. See KOOU.

s. The name of a large shade tree growing mostly near the sea beach; timber good for many purposes, especially for cups, bowls, dishes, &c.; takes a polish.

adj. pron. Thy; thine; of thee; of you; of yours; an oblique case of oe. Gram.§ 132 and 133, 3d. See KAU. NOTE. It has the diphthongal sound.

Kou (kŏ'-ū'), adj.

/ kŏ'-ū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Moist; wet; damp; chilly from moisture. Syn: Koou.

Kou (ko'u), n.

/ ko'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A large shade tree (Cordia subcordata), growing generally near the sea. The timber is good for many purposes, and especially for cups, bowls, dishes, etc. The wood takes a polish. This tree was formerly much planted by the natives around their houses, but it is now nearly extinct.

KOU 314 KU

Kou (ko'u), pron.

/ ko'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Your; yours; thy; thine; of thee; of you; of yours; possessive case of oe. See kau.

Kou (ko'u), pron.

/ ko'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

My; mine; of me; possessive case of au or wau, and formed like them. It is doubtless a contraction of ko ou.

Kou (kō'-ū'), v.

/ kō'-ū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To look; to look about; to look here and there: e nana, e imi i o i o.

Kou (ko'u), v.

/ ko'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To cluck, as a hen.

Kou (ko'u):

/ ko'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

tree (Cordia subcordata). Land sectian, Kohala, Hawaii.

Old name, until 1800, for Honolulu Harbor and vicinity, includ- ing the area from Nuʻu-anu Avenue to Ala-kea Street and from Hotel Street to the sea (Westervelt, 1964b:15), noted for kōnane (pebble checkers) and for ulu maika (bowling), and said to be named for the executive officer (ilāmuku) of Chief Kākuhihewa of Oʻahu. (PH 168.) Lit., kou tree.

Fishing site, reef, Mālaekahana, Oʻahu. Flat, nearshore reef where seaweed and fish congregated. Lit., kou tree.

E huli iā “kou” ma Ulukau.

Search for “kou” on Ulukau.

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