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pōnalo

/ pō.nalo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. nvs., Plant louse, gnat, small fly, such as Drosophila 🌐; blight; shriveled, as by blight; swarming, as with gnats.

  • Related:
    • hoʻopōnalo Caus/sim.; To cause blight.
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2. nvs., Dim, blurred, obscure; misfortune, distress, death (probably pō- + nalo #1).

  • Examples:
    • Ke uhai mai nei ka pōnalo iā kāua, ʻalua paha auaneʻi keiki a kāua e make (For. 4:145), misfortune seems to be pursuing us and perhaps two of our children will die.
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pōnalo

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Pomace fly, family Drosophilidae 🌐.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
  • Related:
    • Pōnalo huaʻai. Fruit fly.

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