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Concordance - Lāʻieikawai

moʻo

1. n. lizard, reptile of any kind, dragon, serpent; water spirit.
2. n. succession, series, especially a genealogical line, lineage.
3. n. story, tradition, legend (less common than moʻolelo).
4. n. narrow strip of land, smaller than an ʻili.
5. n. small fragment, as of tapa, not attached to a large piece.
6. n. narrow path, track; raised surface extending lengthwise between irrigation streamlets.
7. n. ridge, as of a mountain.
8. n. young, as of pigs, dogs; grandchild.
9. vs. brindled, as a dog, favored for sacrifice to the moʻo spirits; streaked, tawny, as cattle; color of a tabby cat. cf. ʻīlio moʻo, brindled dog, and moʻo ʻīlio, puppy dog.
10. n. side planks fitted to the middle section on each side of a canoe hull, technically termed gunwale strakes.

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Ch.16 p.83 para.1 sent.2A hiki maila ua moʻo nei, kauoha akula ʻo ia, “E ko mākou akua, e Kihanuilūlūmoku, nānā ʻia ke kupu, ka ʻeu, ke kalohe o kai.And the lizard came and she commanded him: "O our god, Kihanuilulumoku, see to this lawless one, this mischief-maker, this rogue of the sea;
Ch.16 p.83 para.3 sent.5ʻAʻole naʻe lākou i liʻuliʻu aku, he ʻike ʻana kā lākou i ka ʻūpoʻi ʻana iho a ke a luna o ua moʻo nei ma luna pono iho o lākou nei; aia naʻe lākou nei soon they saw the upper jaw of the lizard hanging right over them; they were just between the lizard's jaws;
Ch.16 p.83 para.4 sent.3Piʻi hou akula nō lākou a hiki nō i kahi i pau ai kēlā poʻe mua i ka make, pau hou nō i ua moʻo nei, ʻaʻohe ʻāhaʻilono.Again they went up until they came clear to the place where the first band had disappeared; these also disappeared in the lizard; not a messenger was left.
Ch.16 p.84 para.5 sent.3ʻAʻole i ʻupuʻupu, lohe akula lāua i ka hū a ka makani a me ke kamumu o nā lāʻau e hina ana ma ʻō a ma ʻō, a laila, hoʻomanaʻo lāua i ka ʻōlelo a ke kia manu, “Inā e hū ana ka makani, ʻo ua moʻo lā ia.”not long after they heard the sighing of the wind and the humming of the trees bending back and forth; then they remembered the bird catcher's words, "If the wind hums, that is from the lizard."
Ch.16 p.84 para.6 sent.1Maopopo ihola iā lāua ʻo ua moʻo nei kēia, e lele aʻe ana lāua ma ko lāua kino manu.They knew then this must be the lizard; they flew in their bird bodies.
Ch.17 p.85 para.1 sent.2I nānā iho ka hana o ua ʻo ʻUlili mā i ke a lalo o ua moʻo nei e ʻeku ana i ka honua me he ʻōʻō palau lā, a laila, he mea weliweli iā lāua i ka nānā aku, maopopo ihola iā lāua, ua pau ko lākou poʻe kānaka i ka make.Snipe and his companion looked down at the lower jaw of the lizard plowing the earth like a shovel, and it was a fearful thing to see. It was plain their fellows must all be dead,
Ch.17 p.85 para.2 sent.1I ia manawa, kiʻi ʻia akula ʻo Kalāhūmoku ka ʻīlio nui ʻai kanaka a ʻAiwohikupua e hele e pepehi i ka moʻo a make, a laila, luku aku i nā kaikuahine o ʻAiwohikupua.Then Kalahumoku, Aiwohikupua's great man-eating dog, was fetched to go and kill the lizard, then to destroy the sisters of Aiwohikupua.
Ch.17 p.85 para.3 sent.4Inā hoʻi e hina ana ka ʻohu i ka makani, a laila, ua hewa ʻo uka, ua hakakā māua me ua moʻo nei.But if the clouds turn to the windward, there is trouble; I have fought with that lizard.
Ch.17 p.85 para.3 sent.6Nānā aʻe ʻoukou i ka ʻohu a hina i kai nei, ua lanakila ka moʻo.if you see the clouds turn seaward, the lizard is the victor;
Ch.17 p.85 para.3 sent.7Akā hoʻi, i piʻi ka ʻohu i luna a hina i luna o ke kuahiwi, a laila, ua heʻe ka moʻo, ʻo ko kākou lanakila nō hoʻi ia.but when the clouds ascend and turn toward the mountain top, then the lizard has melted away; we have prevailed.
Ch.17 p.87 para.1 sent.2Hoʻouna pū akula ʻo ʻAiwohikupua iā ʻUlili lāua me ʻAkikeʻehiʻale i mau ʻelele na lāua e haʻi mai ka hana a ka moʻo me ka ʻīlio.and Aiwohikupua sent with him Snipe and Turnstone as messengers to report the deeds of the dog and the lizard.
Ch.17 p.87 para.2 sent.2I ua moʻo nei e moe ana, hikilele aʻela ʻo ia mai ka hiamoe ʻana, no ka mea, ua hoʻopūʻiwa ʻia e ka hohono ʻīlio.he was suddenly startled from sleep; he was awakened by the scent of a dog.
Ch.17 p.87 para.2 sent.3I ia manawa naʻe, ua hala hope ka moʻo i ka ʻīlio e hele aku ana e loaʻa ke kiaʻi mua o ke aliʻi wahine.By that time the lizard was too late for the dog, who went on until he reached the princess's first guardian.
Ch.17 p.87 para.3 sent.1I ia manawa, hanu aʻela ka moʻo ka hoʻokalakupua hoʻi o Paliuli a ʻike akula iā Kalāhūmoku i ke āiwaiwa o Tahiti.Then the lizard took a sniff, the guardian god of Paliuli, and recognized Kalahumoku, the marvel of Tahiti;
Ch.17 p.87 para.3 sent.2I ia manawa, wehe aʻela ua moʻo nei i kona a i luna e hoʻouka no ke kaua me Kalāhūmoku.then the lizard lifted his upper jaw to begin the fight with Kalahumoku.
Ch.17 p.87 para.4 sent.1I kēlā manawa koke nō, hōʻike aku ana ka ʻīlio i kona mau niho i mua o ka moʻo, ʻo ka hoʻomaka koke nō ia o ke kaua.Instantly the dog showed his teeth at the lizard, and the fight began;
Ch.17 p.87 para.4 sent.2I ia manawa, ua lanakila ka moʻo ma luna o Kalāhūmoku a hoʻi akula ka ʻīlio me ke ola māhunehune.then the lizard was victor over Kalahumoku and the dog just escaped
Ch.17 p.87 para.5 sent.2A lohe akula lākou iā ʻUlili mā i kēia kaua a ka moʻo me ka ʻīlio, a he mea mau naʻe iā ʻAiwohikupua ma ka nānā iā uka.When they heard from Snipe and his companion of this battle between the lizard and the dog, Aiwohikupua looked toward the mountain.
Ch.17 p.87 para.5 sent.4ʻAʻole i ʻupuʻupu, hina ana ka ʻohu i kai, a laila, manaʻo aʻela ʻo ʻAiwohikupua ua lanakila ka moʻo, a laila, he mea kaumaha iā ʻAiwohikupua no ka pio ʻana o kā lākou ʻaoʻao.and no short time after turned seaward, then Aiwohikupua knew that the lizard had prevailed and Aiwohikupua regretted the defeat of their side.
Ch.17 p.87 para.6 sent.2I nānā aku ka hana o ke aliʻi i kāna ʻīlio, ua pau nā pepeiao a me ka huelo i ka moʻo, a no kēia mea, manaʻo aʻela ʻo ʻAiwohikupua e hoʻi, no ka mea, ua pio lākou.when the chief looked him over, gone were the ears and tail inside the lizard. So Aiwohikupua resolved to depart, since they were vanquished.
Ch.17 p.87 para.6 sent.3Hoʻi akula lākou a hiki i Kauaʻi, a haʻi akula i ke ʻano o kāna hele ʻana a me ka lanakila o ka moʻo ma luna o lākou.They departed and came to Kauai and told the story of the journey and of the victory of the lizard over them.
Ch.24 p.127 para.1 sent.1I ua moʻo nei i hoʻomaka ai e hele mai i mua o kona mau haku, aia hoʻi, ua uhi paʻa ʻia ka ʻāina i ka noe mai uka o Paliuli a puni ka ʻāina.And as the lizard started to come into his mistress's presence, lo! the land was veiled thick with mist up there at Paliuli, and all around,
Ch.27 p.141 para.4 sent.1Hoʻi maila ʻo Mokukelekahiki, e moe ana kēia moʻo i loko ka hale.Mokukelekahiki returned while the lizard was asleep inside the house;
Ch.27 p.141 para.4 sent.3ʻO ke kino nō a me ka huelo o ua moʻo nei, i loko nō o ke kai.the body and tail of the lizard were still in the sea.
Ch.27 p.141 para.5 sent.1He mea weliweli iā Mokukelekahiki ka ʻike ʻana i ua moʻo nei, lele akula ʻo ia a hiki i luna o Nuʻumealani.A terrible sight to Mokukelekahiki to see that lizard; he flew away up to Nuumealani, [the Raised Place in the Heavens;]
Ch.27 p.143 para.1 sent.1Haʻi akula ʻo Mokukelekahiki iā Kāʻeloikamalama i kona ʻike ʻana i ka moʻo.Mokukelekahiki told Kaeloikamalama how he had seen the lizard.
Ch.27 p.143 para.2 sent.1I ia hiki ʻana mai o Mokukelekahiki mā ma ka hale, e moe nei ka moʻo.As Mokukelekahiki and his companion approached the house where the lizard was sleeping,
Ch.27 p.143 para.2 sent.2I ia manawa, ʻōlelo akula ʻo Kihanuilūlūmoku (ka moʻo) iā Kahalaomāpuana, “I hiki mai auaneʻi kēia mau kānaka e lele mai nei i o kāua nei, a laila, e luaʻi aku wau iā ʻoe, a kau ma ka āʻī o Kāʻeloikamalama.then said Kihanuilulumoku to Kahalaomapuana, "When those men get here who are flying toward us, then I will throw you out and land you on Kaeloikamalama's neck,
Ch.27 p.143 para.3 sent.2I nānā aku ka hana o ua moʻo nei, e kū mai ana ʻo Kāʻeloikamalama me ka lāʻau pālau, ʻo Kapahiʻelihonua ka inoa, he iwakālua anana ka loa, ʻehā kanaka nāna e apo puni.When the lizard looked, there stood Kaeloikamalama with the digging spade called Kapahaelihonua, [The Knife-that-cuts-the- earth,] twenty fathoms its length, four men to span it.
Ch.27 p.143 para.3 sent.3Manaʻo ihola ka moʻo “he luku kēia,” aia naʻe, e ʻōniu ana ʻo Kāʻeloikamalama i ka lāʻau pālau i ka wēlau o kona lima.Thought the lizard, "A slaughterer this." There was Kaeloikamalama swinging the digging spade in his fingers.
Ch.27 p.143 para.4 sent.2Ma ia wā, kau maila ka weli iā Kāʻeloikamalama mā, hoʻomaka lāua e holo mai ke alo aku o ua moʻo nei.Then fear fell upon Kaeloikamalama and his companion, and they started lo run away from before the face of the lizard.
Ch.28 p.155 para.3 sent.2Hanu aʻela ua moʻo nei a puni ʻo Hawaiʻi, ʻaʻole.Laieikawai and her companions were gone; the lizard smelled all about Hawaii; nothing.
Ch.28 p.155 para.3 sent.3Hiki lāua i Maui, hanu aʻela ka moʻo, ʻaʻole nō.They went to Maui; the lizard smelled about; not a trace.
Ch.28 p.155 para.4 sent.2Akā, he mea malihini naʻe i ka makāula kēia kaikamahine ʻōpiopio, a he mea weliweli nō hoʻi i ua makāula nei ka ʻike ʻana i ka moʻo.but a stranger to the seer was this younger sister, and he was terrified at sight of the lizard;

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