puʻa
1. Same as hōkiokio, a whistle.
- Source:
- Oʻahu.
2. vi., To excrete.
- References:
- See puʻa hana lepo, puʻa kiʻo, puʻa mimi.
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pūʻā
/ pū.ʻā /1. nvi., Flock, herd, drove; to flock.
- Examples:
- Pūʻā hipa, herd of sheep.
2. nvt., Sheaf, bundle, as of grain or fuel that is not wrapped; binder, bunch, package; clump, as of sugar cane (Kel. 116); to tie in bundles, bind.
- Examples:
- Pūʻā ʻiʻo, bundle of flesh.
- I ka pūʻā ʻana a kākou i nā pūʻā (Kin. 37.7), we were binding sheaves.
3. vt., To feed by passing directly from mouth to mouth, of masticated food such as fish or poi; infants and the aged were fed thus.
4. vt., To cut crosswise.
5. vt., To besiege.
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pua
1. nvi., Flower, blossom, tassel and stem of sugar cane; to bloom, blossom.
- Examples:
- Pāpale pua, pāpale pua kō, hat made of stem of sugar cane.
- Pua ka wiliwili, nanahu ka manō, the wiliwili tree blooms, the sharks bite [a blossoming girl is desired by males; sharks are believed to mate when the wiliwili blooms and to be especially ferocious].
- E hauʻoli hoʻi ka wao akua, ā e pua mai hoi (Isa. 35.1), the wilderness shall be glad and blossom too.
- References:
- PPN pua.
2. vi., To issue, appear, come forth, emerge, said especially of smoke, wind, speech, and colors, hence to smoke, blow, speak, shine.
- Examples:
- Pua ka uahi, the smoke rises.
- E pua ana ka makani, the wind rises.
- Kapu ka nū, ka ʻī, i ka pua o ka leo, forbidden to groan, to speak by sound of voice.
- A ʻike pua iki aku nō ʻoe iā Kaʻula, and you barely see Kaʻula.
- References:
3. nvi., Progeny, child, descendant, offspring; young, spawn, fry, as of āholehole, ʻamaʻama, ʻanae, awa, kāhala, ʻōʻio, uouoa, to produce progeny or young.
- Examples:
- Pua aliʻi, descendants of chiefs, royal progeny.
- Pua ʻūhini, young ʻūhini, a grasshopper.
- Kana mau pua, his descendants.
- Pua iʻa, baby fish, fish fry.
- Lau kō pua, netting drive for young fish.
- Ua pau, ua hala lākou, a koe nō nā pua (song), they are gone, passed away, and the descendants remain.
4. n., Arrow, dart, sometimes made from flower stalks of sugar cane.
5. Same as olopua #1, a tree.
- References:
- Perhaps PPN pua.
7. Short for ʻōpua, a cloud bank.
8. (Cap.) n., A Molokaʻi sorcery goddess.
9. A fishhook for turtles.
- References:
- And.
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pua
kikino, Post-larvae.
- Source:
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PU-A
v. To blossom, as a plant; to put forth blossoms or flowers. Isa. 35:1. To bud, as fruit or flowers. Mel. Sol. 6:11.
2. To appear at a distance; to rise up, as columns of smoke in small quantities.
3. To raise in the throat in order to feed out of the mouth, as pigeons feed their young; o ka puaa hoi, ua pua io ka ai mai ka waha aku o ke kanaka nona ka puaa, e like me ka hanai ana i ka ilio. NOTE.—In this way Hawaiians fed their pets or favorite animals.
4. To put food into another’s mouth from one’s own, as into a child’s; to spit or spew food into a child’s mouth.
5. To tie up in bundles; to bind in bundles, as sheaves of grain. Kin. 37:7. To tie in bundles, as the bones of the dead; a paa kona mau iwi i ka puaia, when his bones were tied up.
6. To lay siege to; to besiege, as a city. 2 Sam. 11:1.
7. To bear; to carry.
8. Hoo. To make fast; to confine; to establish.
9. To cut or hew off obliquely, as in hewing off the sharp ends of a canoe; penei e kalai ai, e pua ia o mua o ka waa ame hope i uuku ai ka ihu.
10. To bunch, as cards when there is a mistake made in dealing them out; e pua i ka pepa, no ka mea ua hewa ka haawi ana.
PU-A
s. A blossom; a flower; a carving in imitation of a flower. Puk. 25:31.
2. The upper part of the sugar-cane when it blossoms, as pua ko, and which was used for arrows, and in modern times by children in play, as hoolei pua; hence,
3. The name of a play or game.
4. An arrow for shooting in connection with the kakaka or bow.
5. A bundle of sticks; a sheaf of grain or grass. Kin. 37:7.
6. Posterity; descendants. Laieik. 181. Children; a household. Puk. 19:3.
7. A flock; a herd, as of cattle or goats; he pua kao; he pua hipa; he pua bipi; a school of fish; he pua anae.
8. A species of small fish; he pua amaama.
9. The name of a tree found at Kapua on Hawaii and other islands; the wood is very hard.
10. The name applied to a deranged person.
11. A kind of deity supposed to reside in some person who was called Kahupua and who had power to send Pua to do injury to others. He akuapua was applied to some kinds of sickness inducing delirium, a sickness supposed to be sent by some individual in anger.
12. The name of a goddess, the sister of Kalaipahoa. She came with him and Kapo from a foreign country, and they entered certain trees.
13. The name of the kind of hook used in taking turtles or the ea.
pua
/ PU-A /s., A pae pū mai, a hiki lāua (mau mea heʻenalu) ma uka, e lana ana kekahi mouo, ua kapa ʻia kēlā mea he pua. [Wehewehe Wikiwiki translation: And they landed together, and they arrived upon the shore, there was a buoy floating, and that thing is called a pua.]
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Pua (pū'-a'), v.
1. To feed out of the mouth, as pigeons feed their young. (In this way Hawaiians fed their pets or favorite animals.)
2. To tie up in bundles; to bind in bundles, as sheaves of grain. To tie in bundles, as the bones of the dead: a paa kona mau iwi i ka puaia, when his bones were tied up.
pūʻā
/ pu'a /1. v., To bear; to carry.
2. v., To besiege, as in taking a city.
3. v., To cut in an oblique direction.
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Pua (pū'-a), v.
1. To blossom, as a plant; to put forth blossoms. To bud, as fruit or flowers.
2. To be derived from; to be the outcome of.
3. To appear at a distance; to rise up, as small quantities of smoke in columns.
Pua (pū'-ā), n.
1. A collection of things bound together, as fagots, grass, etc.
2. A collection of animals, said only of ruminants.
PUA 569 PUA
Pua (pū'-a), n.
1. A blossom; a flower; a carving in imitation of a flower.
2. The upper part of the sugar-cane when it blossoms, called pua ko, which was used for arrows by children in the game of hoolei pua; hence,
3. An arrow for shooting.
4. A hard-wood tree (Osmanthus sandwicensis) that furnished the wood for spears used in fishing. Also called ulupua and olopua.
5. A contraction of Kahiliopua; the name of a goddess, the sister of Kalaipahoa. She came with him and Kapo from a foreign country, and they entered certain trees.
6. Spear made of wood of the pua tree and used in spearing fish.
7. The fry of certain varieties of fish.
8. Posterity; descendants. (Laieik. p. 181.)
9. A derangement of mind, said to be the result of possession by the goddess Pua or Kahiliopua.
10. A float or buoy: A pae pu mai a hiki laua (mau mea heenalu) mauka, e lana ana kekahi mouo, ua kapaia kela mea he pua.
11. A signal set on a beach to guide swimmers.
Pua
Lane, Nuʻuanu, Honolulu, Oʻahu, named for the father of Samuel K. Pua, sheriff of Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
- References:
- TM.
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pua
Arrow used with a bow. Pūʻā, puʻe, to besiege. (2 Sam. 11:1.) War in the Biblical reference, sport in early Hawaiʻi.
pua
Large native tree (Osman thus sandwicensis), growing to 60 feet in most forests but at low altitudes. The wood is dark brown with black stripes, hard, heavy, and strong. It was formerly used for spears, adze handles, and digging sticks for cultivating the soil. Also called olopua. (NEAL 676.)
pua
Large native tree (Osmanthus sandwicensis). (NEAL 676.) See Plants: Uses.
pūʻā
Custom or manner of baby feeding among Hawaiians. Food was chewed by an adult and put in a babyʻs mouth.
pua
Child, descendant of a chief, progeny.
Pua
Goddess, sister of Kālai-pāhoa and Kapo, who came from a foreign country and entered certain trees, sources of poison. Also the goddess of mercy.
pua
Hook used for catching turtle.
pūʻā
School of fish; to cut or hew off obliquely, as in shaping the ends of a canoe; fishhook used in catching the ʻea (turtle).
pūʻā
Bundle of sticks for lighting a fire; to pass food from mouth to mouth in order to feed infants and the aged.
pūʻā
To cut off or hew obliquely, as in shaping the sharp ends of a canoe. (A.)
pua
Child.
PUA
I. he pua pana, he mea kaua ia, a he mea pepehi i na holoholona hihiu kekahi iwaena o na Iudaio. He ohe wale no ia i kekahi manawa i hanaia a oi, a i kekahi manawa hoi ua paa i ka hulu manu, a ua uia no hoi i kekahi manawa i ka laau make, Iob. 6:4. He nui ke ano o ke kakaka, he laau kekahi, he mea metala kekahi, Hal. 18:34. He mea kilokilo i kekahi wa, Ez. 21:21; a i ke kaua he mea hoolele i ke ahi e wela'i ka hale o na enemi. Ua hoohalikeia ka pua me na keiki, Hal. 127:4, 5, me ka uila, Hal. 18:14; Hab. 3:11, me na poino i lele koke mai, Iob. 6:4; Hal. 38:2; 91:5; Ez. 5:16, a, me na olelo awahia. a me ka hoopunipuni kekahi, Hal. 64:3; 120:4.
pu‘a’
bundle, fagot; herd, drove; to tie in bundles; to feed from mouth.
pua
blossom, flower; arrow.
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