Hawaiian-English      concordance      English-Hawaiian      
introduction    counts    index    reverse index    references    topical    texts    
  a       e       h       i       k       l       m       n       o       p       u       w     
updated: 5/27/2020

 A    E    H    I    K    L    M    N    O    P    R    S    U    W     num

ʻŌlelo Noʻeau - Concordance

makamaka

makamaka
1. n. intimate friend with whom one is on terms of receiving and giving freely; pal, buddy; host. fig., anything very helpful, as education.
2. s. A friend; a beloved one; an intimate; one on terms of receiving and giving freely. Iob. 2:11. A relative. fig. Anything to which one is greatly attached; hookahi hoi o kaua makamaka, o ka imi naauao, oia hoi ko kaua kuleana i noho ai ma keia kula nui, we two have only one friend, that is knowledge seeking, that is the right (reason) of our living at this high school.
3. raw, fresh.
4. adj. Good; beautiful; splendid; fresh; new.
5. n. buds, as forming on the corm of a taro.

(9)

122Anu koʻū ka hale, ua hala ka makamaka.Cold and damp is the house, for the host is gone.
 [A house becomes sad and forlorn when it is no longer occupied by the host whose welcome was always warm.]
484Hāpapa hewa ka malihini makamaka ʻole.A stranger without a friend feels lost.
 [This was first uttered in a chant by Hiʻiaka, who, upon arriving at Kauaʻi to seek Lohiʻau, found no friendliness from his sister Kahuanui and her people.]
782He maʻi makamaka ʻole.The disease that deprives one of relatives and friends.
 [Leprosy.]
787He makamaka, ke pā lā kāhea.That is a friend, for he calls out an invitation.
 [It was the custom to call out an invitation as a visitor approached.]
884He pane makamaka ʻole.An answer that keeps no friends.
 [A rude retort.]
976He wai makamaka ʻole.Water that recognizes no friend.
 [Said of flooded streams that are dangerous.]
2154Me he makamaka lā ka ua no Kona, ke hele lā a kipa i Hanakahi.The rain is like a friend from Kona — it goes and calls on Hanakahi.
 [These are two lines from an old chant used to express a friendly visit with one who dwells in a distant place.]
2660Pipili i ka hana makamaka ʻole, hoʻokahi nō makamaka o ke kaunu a ka manaʻo.Sticks to the work in which friends are ignored; only one friend is considered, the desire of the heart.
 [Said of one who is in love and pays no attention to anyone except the object of his affection.]

 A    E    H    I    K    L    M    N    O    P    R    S    U    W     num