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ʻā 1. nvi. fiery, burning; fire; to burn, blaze. fig., to glitter or sparkle, as a gem; to burn, as with jealousy or anger. [(MP) PPn *kaha, to burn (intransitive)] 2. nvi. ʻaʻā lava, or lava rock, as distinguished from smooth unbroken pāhoehoe lava (formerly preceded by ke); to flow, as ʻaʻā lava. 3. to dare 4. n. red-footed booby bird (Sula sula rubripes), brown booby (Sula leucogaster plotus), masked or blue-faced booby (Sula dactylatra personata); all indigenous and also breeding elsewhere. Legendary birds believed to have taken the shape of this bird are ʻā ʻaia, ʻāʻaiʻanuheakāne and ʻāʻaianuinūkeu; ʻā by some were considered ʻaumākua. see also (Kep. 33). 5. n. young stage of damselfish (ʻāloʻiloʻi). 6. interj. Oh! Well! Ah! Er … PNP kaa. 7. vt. to drive, as fish or cattle. 8. n. the letter "a". 9. vs. active, as a volcano. |
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| 1. | ʻā akaaka | to shine brightly, as stars | ʻā₁ |
| 2. | ʻā ʻaki makau | hook-taking | ʻā₅ |
| 3. | ʻā ʻaki maunu | bait-taking | ʻā₅ |
| 4. | ʻā ke kaimana. | The diamond sparkles. | ʻā₁ |
| 5. | ʻā kualua | secondary activity, of a volcano | kualua |
| 6. | ʻā ʻoia a e lilo ana ʻoe iaʻu, ahahana! | That’s right, I am going to win you, oh, oh! | ahahana₁ |
| 7. | ʻā ʻoia. | Certainly, that's right, really. | ʻoia₁ |
| 8. | ʻā pele | lava rock of any kind | pele₁ |
| 9. | ʻami nonoʻa ʻākena iki (kino ʻā) | ( | ʻami₄ |
| 10. | ʻAʻole ʻoia i ʻā e noho, | He did not dare to stay. | ʻā₃ |
| 11. | E ʻā wale loa auaneʻi hoʻi ka iʻa ā ʻono ʻole ka ʻai ʻana. | The fish may be cooked too much and not delicious to eat. | ʻā wale |
| 12. | he ahi ʻā nopu hōʻae | a hot glowing fire that pulverizes | ʻae₃ |
| 13. | He ponolia nō ke waiho ʻia nā ʻā a me nā puna ma kahi o nā pā i mea e kiʻi like ʻia ai nā mea a pau ma hoʻokahi wahi e hoʻohana koke ʻia. | It would be practical to set the forks and spoons where the plates are so that way they can all be picked up at one place and used right away. | ponolia |
| 14. | Ke ʻā maila i Kīlauea, ke ahi ʻōwena i ka lani. | Burning at Kīlauea, the fire glowing in the sky. | ʻōwena |
| 15. | Ke ʻā maila kaʻu kamepiula, akū, ʻaʻole pahemo, no ka mea, ʻaʻole i hoʻokuʻi ʻia me ka pūnaewele. | My computer is on, but it is not on-line because it is not connected to the network. | pahemo |
| 16. | Kū ka hālelo, ke ʻā o kahawai. | Rocks and lava in the streams appear [as after a storm; fig., angry words]. | hālelo₁ |
| 17. | Kukui ʻā i ke awakea. | Torch burning in daylight [a symbol for descendants of a certain chief]. | kukui₂ |
| 18. | kukui ʻuiki ʻā | incandescent light | ʻuiki ʻā |
| 19. | Lauahi Pele i kai o Puna, one ʻā kai o Malama | Pele swept her many fires down to Puna; seaward of Malama is a cinder heap. | one ʻā |
| 20. | lua pele ʻā | active volcano | ʻā |
| 21. | lua pele ʻā. | active volcano. | lua pele |
| 22. | maka ʻā hialele | staring, furtive eyes | hialele |
| 23. | nakele ʻā | fresh lava soft and not yet cold | nakele |
| 24. | Ua ʻā uahi Puna, ʻo ka ʻolokaʻa pōhaku ʻia i ka hūnā paʻa ʻia e ka Wahine | Puna burns and smokes, rocks roll over it and it is buried solidly by the Woman. | ʻolokaʻa₁ |
| 25. | Ua komo ka poʻe kinai ahi i kō lākou pūnuku ea make ma mua o ke komo ʻana i loko o ka hale e ʻā ana i ke ahi me ka puapua nui o ka uahi. | The firemen put on their gas masks before entering the burning house with all the smoke that was spewing out of it. | pūnuku ea make |
| 26. | Uwē au, puni ʻā i ke ʻawa. | I weep, surrounded by lava in the downpour. | ʻawa₃ |