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moa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

n.

1. Chicken, red jungle chicken (Gallus gallus), fowl, as brought to Hawaiʻi by Polynesians; for some people, an ʻaumakua. ʻO luna, ʻo lalo, ʻo uka, ʻo kai, ʻo ka moa kona ame Kākuhihewa (For. 4:510), above, below, inland, seaward, the chicken is his and Kākuhihewa's [moa here probably represents supreme rule; Cf. Ka-welo's chant: He liʻi ka moa, kau ana ka moa i luna o ka hale (FS 101), the chicken is a chief, the chicken perches at the top of the house]. (PPN moa.)

2. A native banana fruit with large and plump skin and flesh yellow, edible raw or cooked, growing in a small bunch. Also huamoa. (HP 176.) (Probably PPN moa.)

3. Tufted, green, leafless plants (Psilotum nudum and P. complanatum), about 30 cm long, with many slender branches, growing in most tropical countries, both on trees and on the ground. Hawaiians used them medicinally (the spore powder as a purge), and their children played a game with them. (Neal 1–2.) Sometimes called moa nahele, pipi.

4. Children's game played with moa twigs; the tiny branches were interlocked, and the players pulled on the ends; the loser's twigs broke and the winner crowed like a rooster (moa).

5. A dart, tapering at one end, usually 25 to 60 cm long, used in a sliding game on which bets were made. Cf. paheʻe 3. Hoʻoholoholo moa, to slide the moa dart.

6. Var. of pahu, trunkfish (Ostracion meleagris). (PPN moa.)

7. Stone fastened to rope, used as a war weapon, said to be triangular in shape.

8. A small gastropod mollusk. Also kāmoa.

moʻa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

nvi. Cooked; burned, as by sun; cooking, cooked food; made brittle, as tobacco leaves over a fire. Moʻa loa, overcooked, well done, hard boiled. Moʻa hapa, partially cooked, soft-boiled. ʻAi i kalo moʻa (FS 83), eat cooked taro [enjoy a life of ease, contentment]. hoʻo.moʻa To cook, bake. (PPN moho.)

moa

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

Puʻupuʻu moa. Chicken pox.

MO-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

v. To dry; to roast; i mai la kela, aole i moa ka baka, that person said, the tobacco leaf is not dry; to bake. Oihlc. 6:17. To be cooked in an oven or pan. Oihlc. 7:9. Hoo. To be thoroughly cooked or baked. Oihlc. 23:17. To cook food generally, vegetable or animal.

MO-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

s. A fowl of the hen species; moa kane, a cock; moa wahine, a hen.

2. The name of a stick used in play.

3. Name of a plant, the leaves of which made into a tea are cathartic.

4. Name of a piece of wood made to slide down hill on; so called perhaps from its shape; the practice of using it was attended with gambling; ka hooholo moa, he mea pili waiwai ia.

5. Name of a moss-like plant growing in the forests.

6. A kind of banana or plantain.

MO-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

adj. Done, that is, cooked thoroughly in any way; ai moa, cooked vegetable food; ia moa, cooked flesh. &c.; moa lea, fully cooked; berena moa ole, dough.

Moa (mo'a), adj.

/ mo'a / Haw to Eng, Parker,

Done, that is, cooked thoroughly in any way: ai moa, cooked vegetable food; ia moa, cooked fish, etc.; moa lea, fully cooked; berena moa ole, dough.

MOA 432 MOA

Moa (mō'-a), n.

/ mō'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. A domestic fowl; moa kane, a cock; moa wahine, a hen.

2. An old Hawaiian game.

3. A small stick or rod used in the game of moa.

4. A plant (Psilotum triquetrum), the leaves of which, made into a tea, are cathartic.

5. A variety of banana.

Moa (mo'a), v.

/ mo'a / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. To be cooked, as food.

2. To be made brittle, as in cooking: I mai la kela, aole i moa ka baka, that person said, the tobacco leaf is not dry.

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