kua
1. nvi., Back, rear, burden, windward; to carry on the back, as a child.
- Examples:
- Ma ke kua, behind.
- Pili ke kua me ke alo, the back touches the front [of a thin person].
- He kua a kānāwai, a back [guarded by] law [certain chiefs' backs were taboo and such chiefs might not be approached front behind].
- Kaʻū nui kua makani, great Kaʻū with windy back.
- I kua naʻu, a burden for me [as a request a dying person, asking for last instructions].
- References:
- See ʻōpeʻa kua, paoa #2, and saying, pali.
- PPN tuʻa.
2. nvt., To hew, chop, chip, hack, dub, strike, cut out; to fell, strike down, as an image (Oihk. 26:30); anvil, as of a blacksmith or for beating tapa; house used for beating tapa.
- References:
- See ex. ʻauhau #3.
4. n., Yoke of a dress; back of a garment; ox yoke.
5. n., Poles used in quilt making; the three unsewed quilt layers are placed on one another with the kua, poles, rolled into each end; the entirety is set over wooden horses and is stretched taut, so that the sewer may sew the layers together.
6. Variant of akua, god, image, especially after -a (cf. hoa kua).
- References:
- Cf. also Kealakekua (place name), the pathway [of] the images.
7. n., Midrib, as of pandanus leaf.
8. n., Third brew from kava.
9. n., Sewer.
- Source:
- English.
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ʻAu kua. Back stroke, in swimming; to swim the back stroke.
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kua
/ KU-A /v., To strike in a horizontal direction; hence,
1. To cut or hew down, as a tree with an axe; alaila kua laau ala o Kalanimoku, then Kalanimoku cut down sandal-wood.
2. To hew, as wood or stones. Kanl. 7:5. To cut out, as stone from a quarry; ke kua pohaku oe; to cut, as coral; hele aku la makou e kua puna.
3. To overthrow; to destroy (cut down), as an idol. Oihk. 26:30.
4. To throw or cast away; to put away; e kipaku.
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/ KU-A /1. s., The back of a person or animal in distinction from the face. Puk. 33:23. He kahi mahope o ke poo o ke kanaka, a o ka holoholona.
2. The top of a ridge or high land.
3. The hewed stick, block or wood on which kapa is beaten.
4. The anvil of a blacksmith, from its similarity to the kapa block (a modern application.) Isa. 41:7.
5. The name of one of the six houses of an ancient Hawaiian residence; he hale kua, oia kekahi. See hale.
6. The name of a species of fish.
7. The front side of a place; ma ke alo o keia aina, he kua o ka moku ia. D. Malo #3:23.
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kikino ｜ noun / kū'-a /1. n., The back of the head of a person or animal in distinction from the face: He kahi mahope o ke poo o ke kanaka, a o ka holoholona.
2. n., The top of a ridge or high land. See kualapa.
3. n., The woman's house; one of the six houses of an ancient Hawaiian residence.
4. n., Same as kuapa'a.
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/ kŭ'-a /1. n., The hewn stick, block or wood on which tapa is beaten.
2. n., The anvil of a blacksmith.
3. n., An ox yoke from its similarity to the tapa block.
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/ kū'-a /1. v., To strike in a horizontal direction; hence,
2. v., To cut or hew down, as a tree with an axe: alaila kua laau ala o Kalanimoku, then Kalanimoku cut down sandal-wood.
2. v., To hew, as wood or stones; to cut out, as stone from a quarry: ke kua pohaku oe; to cut, as coral: hele aku la makou e kua puna.
3. v., To overthrow; to destroy (cut down), as an idol.
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Kua
iʻoa ｜ proper nounGulch, Kamalō qd., south Molokaʻi.
- Literally, back.
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kua
Anvil.
kua
To strike down, as an image. (Oihk. 26:30.)
kua
Back.
kua
Hewn log or block on which kapa is beaten, which resembles the modern blacksmithʻs anvil; the house used for beating kapa.
kua
Hewn anvil or log of wood on which kapa is beaten.
kua
Back side of a house; kapa-beating house, used also for storing the kapa tools.
kua
Sewer.
kua
Fourth in descent, a great-grandchild.
kua
the back.
kua
anvil for tapa or for blacksmith: to fell a tree.
kua
The top of a ridge or high land; see kualapa (AP).
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