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1. num., Many, numerous, four thousand; thick.

• Examples:
  • He lau ka puʻu, he mano ka ihona (chant), many hills, numerous descents [of troubles].
• Related:
  • hoʻomano Caus/sim.; To increase; to do repeatedly or persistently.
    • Koi hoʻomano, to keep asking and insisting.
    • Ka hahai e hoʻomano ai (For. 4:47), following persistently.
• References:
  • Cf. kini, lau, lehu, manoa, Gram. 10.3.
  • PPN mano .

2. vt., To throw, as stone; to aim at and hit.

• Rare

3. (Cap.) Short for Manokalanipō.

s., A shark; he inoa no ka ia ai kanaka. NOTE.— There are many species of shark, besides some other kinds of fish which Hawaiians call by the general name of mano, as the niuhi and the ahi; they were all kapu to women to eat under penalty of death.