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moʻo

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Lizard, reptile of any kind, dragon, serpent; water spirit.

  • Related:
    • Mea nānā moʻo (Kanl. 18.10), enchanter.
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2. n., Succession, series, especially a genealogical line, lineage.

  • Examples:
    • Moʻo hihia (For. 5:303), series of difficulties, troubles.
  • Related:
    • hoʻomoʻo Caus/sim.; To follow a course, continue a procedure.
  • References:

3. n., Story, tradition, legend (less common than moʻolelo).

4. n., Narrow strip of land, smaller than an ʻili.

  • Related:
    • Also: moʻo ʻāina.

5. n., Small fragment, as of tapa, not attached to a large piece.

6. n., Narrow path, track; raised surface extending lengthwise between irrigation streamlets.

7. n., Ridge, as of a mountain.

  • Examples:
    • Moʻo muku, ridge that is cut off.

8. n., Young, as of pigs, dogs; grandchild.

  • Examples:
    • Kuʻu moʻo lei, my beloved grandchild.

9. vs., Brindled, as a dog, favored for sacrifice to the moʻo spirits; streaked, tawny, as cattle; color of a tabby cat.

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10. n., Side planks fitted to the middle section on each side of a canoe hull, technically termed gunwale strakes.

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moo

Eng to Haw, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Umo.

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Moo (mo'o), n.

/ mo'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A general name for all kinds of reptiles; a lizard; hence, a serpent; a snake; the lizard god of Paliuli, whose name was Kihanuilulumoku, ka moo nui. (Laieik. p. 104.)

2. Narrow strip of land; a division of land next less than an ili; name given to any long, narrow piece of land.

3. A line of direction; a narrow path; a ridge. Syn: Kuamoo.

4. The long poles placed longitudinally across the iakos of a canoe.

5. A raised surface extending lengthwise between irrigation streamlets.

6. Word used by translators of the Bible to denote those who practice sorcery, divination, necromancy, etc.

7. A line of genealogy; succession, hence,

8. A story or tradition.

Moo (mo'o), v.

/ mo'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Contraction of maloo. To be dry.] To be dry; to become dry. E kuku ma ke kua me ka ie a palahalaha, a kaulai a moo a lilo i kapa.

moʻo

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

, supernatural being living usually in water; many were dangerous, some benevolent

moʻo

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Grandchild.

moʻo

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

and the lizard (moʻo), which figures in Hawai- ian legends much as does the dragon in Chinaʻs fables.

moʻo

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Narrow strip of land, less than an ʻili. Also called moʻo ʻāina.

MOO

Haw to Eng, Wehiwehi Baibala (1872),

I. he mea kolo ia, me na wawae eha. He nui na moo o kela ano keia ano ma Suria. maloko o ka wai kekahi, ma ka opala kekahi ; he mea haumia ia ma ke kanawai o Mose, Oihk. 11:30.

mo‘o

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

lizard, snake; genealogy; track.

moʻo

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. See lapa (SMK). 2. Narrow strip of land, smaller than an ʻili. Also mo ʻo ʻāina (PE). 3. Narrow strip of land; a division of land next less than an ʻili; name given to any long, narrow piece of land; a narrow path; a ridge (AP).

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