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ʻŌlelo Noʻeau - Concordance

kole

kole
1. vs.
  • raw, as meat;
  • inflamed;
  • red, as a raw wound or as red earth.
 
2. v. To be red, like raw meat; to be inflamed, as the eyes; as a wound; to be raw, as flesh with the skin off.
3. s. Redness; inflamed eyes, &C.
4. adj. Raw, as meat not fully cooked.
5. Inflamed; red, as an inflamed wound.
6. Used adverbially, you are denied; you are nothing, as in the sentence kolekole kou maka, i. e., the corner of your eye is red or pulu; down! you see that you are up a stump. see also kolekolemaka.
7. n. weak and spent, as an old plant.
8. n. surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus strigosus).
9. Name of a fish.
10. nvt. story; to tell stories, talk.
11. To shave the hair of the head closely;
12. To cause one to be naked; e hooolohelohe.

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835He nanea nō ka lawaiʻa kole.It is interesting to fish for kole.
 [It is interesting to gather and tell stories. The English word “story” was Hawaiianized to kole, which is also the name of a thick-skinned fish.]
875He pāʻā kō kea no Kohala, e kole ai ka waha ke ʻai.A resistant white sugar cane of Kohala that injures the mouth when eaten.
 [A person that one does not tamper with. This was the retort of Pupukea, a Hawaiʻi chief, when the Maui chief Makakuikalani made fun of liis small stature. Later used in praise of the warriors of Kohala, who were known for valor.]
1088Hoʻokuʻi a kole ka lae.Bumped and made a raw sore on the brow.
 [Said of one who is really in trouble.]
1171I ʻike ʻia nō ʻo Kohala i ka pae kō, a ʻo ka pae kō ia kole ai ka waha.One can recognize Kohala by her rows of sugar cane which can make the mouth raw when chewed.
 [When one wanted to fight a Kohala warrior, he would have to be a very good warrior to succeed. Kohala men were vigorous, brave, and strong.]
1470Kamaliʻi hūpe kole.Runny-nosed brats.
1831Kole ka waha i ka hānai wahine maikaʻi.One’s mouth can grow weary and sore when one rears a beautiful daughter.
 [Said when a hard-headed daughter finds suitors who are not to one’s liking.]
2119Mālama o kole ka lae.Watch out lest the forehead be skinned.
 [Pay heed what you do lest you get hurt.]
2420ʻO ka liʻiliʻi pāʻā kōkea ia Kohala, e kole ai ko nuku.It is the little white sugar stalk of Kohala that makes your mouth raw.
 [Said by Pupukea when Makakuikalani made fun of his small size. The fine, hair-like growth on stalks of sugar cane can cause irritation.]

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