The clitter-clattering sound that two things make when they bang up against each other.
- Like the sound that cutlery makes when it clangs against a ceramic plate.
- Like the sound that two crowbars make when they are struck against each other.
adornment for head or neck; figuratively, love or a loved one.
Head or neck adornment typically made of fragrant flowers, but also shells, pearls, cloth, silk, bone, and human hair.. A child or loved one; love, affection.
Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XLVI, Number 17, 23 April 1909 — KA MAUA LEI POINA OLE UA HALA.
While this is a phrase commonly associated with love and affection it also appears in many grief chants and obituary.