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1. nvs., Sun, sun heat; sunny, solar.

• Related:
  • hoʻolā Caus/sim.; To sun, put out in the sunlight.
• References:
  • See examples for lolo, brain.
  • PPN laʻaa .

2. n., Day, date.

• Examples:
  • Kēia lā, today.
  • Lāpule, Sunday.
  • Ia lā aʻe, ia lā aʻe, from day to day.
  • Ka lā i ala hou ai ka Haku, the day the Lord rose; Easter (Protestant).
  • Poʻe Hoʻāno o nā Lā Hope Nei, Latter-Day Saints; literally, saint people of these last days.
  • Lā kākou i kēia lā, we have much sun today.
• References:
  • PEP laa .

3. n., A sail.

• References:
  • PPN laa .

4. n., Fin.

• Examples:
  • Kua lā, dorsal fin.
• References:
  • Cf. lālākea.

5. n., Each of two cross sticks holding corners of the dip net called ʻupena ʻākiʻikiʻi.

6. Common demonstrative occurring after both nouns and verbs, and as the last part of the demonstrative kēlā that (far, see table 12 in Gram. 7.2) and pēlā, like that; following directionals it is usually unstressed and written as the concluding part of the directional (aʻela, akula, ihola, maila). It occurs also in the sequence ua (noun) lā, that aforementioned.

• Examples:
  • He kanaka kēlā, that's a human.
  • Maikaʻi pēlā, [it's] good that way.
  • Hele maila ʻoia, he came.
  • Ua kanaka lā, that aforementioned person.
• Related:
  • A variant is ala #4. (Gram. 7.4.)
• References:
  • PNP laa .

7. Particle expressing doubt, uncertainty.

• Examples:
  • Pehea lā! How, I don't know.
• References:
  • See Gram. 7.5.

8. n., The letter “l”.

• Source:
  • English.

9. n., Sixth note on the musical scale, la.

• Source:
  • English.

10. interjection, Common refrain in songs, as in Elbert and Mahoe 90.

kikino, Day, date. No abbreviation.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Related:
  • Format for date in Hawaiian: Day/month/year: 11 Iune 2002. June 11, 2002. Abbreviations use Roman numerals for month to avoid confusion: 10/VI/02 6/10/02.
• References:
  • See palena pau.

kikino Fin, as of a fish, general term. Dic. Nā lā o ka iʻa. The fins of a fish. Nīʻau lā. Ray, i.e. one of the bony spines supporting the membrane of a fish's fin.

kikino, La, the sixth note on the musical scale.

• Existing dictionary word
• References:
  • See pākōlī.

name of the eighth letter of the Hawaiian alphabet. It represents the sound of a liquid as in other languages; hence it is easily assimilated to such of the other liquids as are similarly pronounced, viz.: n and the smooth American r in foreign words. Thus, nanai for lanai; on the contrary lanahu is used for nanahu, &c. L is inserted sometimes, for the sake of euphony, between a verb and its passive termination ia; as, kaulia for kauia; manaolia for manaoia. The letter h is used in a similar manner. See H and Grammar § 48.

The name of the letter la instead of el is required by a law of the language, viz.: that every syllable must end with a vowel sound.

a particle following verbs, mostly in some preterit tense, and generally connected with either mai, aku, iho or ae. Gram. § 239 and 240. It is also used with nouns and adverbs and seems to have a slight reference to place; similar, but not so marked or strong as the French la.

s. The sun; he mea e malamalama ai i ke ao, ke alii o ka malamalama, that which gives light to day, the king of light.

2. Day or light, in distinction from po, darkness.

3. A particular or appointed day; la ka- lahala, day of atonement. Oihk. 23:27. A particular day of the month or year.

4. The effects of the heat of the sun, i. e., a drought; ka la nui, a great drought; heat; warmth. Stifling heat is ikiiki.

s. The name of an ancient sail for canoes; o ka pea o ko lakou waa i ka wa kahiko, he la ka inoa o ia pea.

adj. Like the sun; sunny, that is, warm; haalele o Poleahu i kona kapa hau, lalau like lakou i ke kapa la. Laieik. 113.

1. n., The sun; he mea e malamalama ai i ke ao, ke alii o ka malamalama, that which gives light to day, the king of light.

2. n., Day or light, in distinction from po, darkness.

3. n., A particular or appointed day; la kalahala, day of atonement. A particular day of the month or year.

4. n., Solar heat; warmth. (Stifling heat is ikiiki.)

5. n., The effect of the heat of the sun, that is, a drought: ka la nui, a great drought.

6. n., Ancient canoe sails of the Hawaiians which were made from the white leaves of the pandanus.