nānā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nana"

Hawaiian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naːˈnaː/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from "nanny"?”)

Noun

nānā

  1. goat

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *naa-naa (“to look at something”)[1][2]

Verb

nānā

  1. (transitive) to look, observe
Derived terms
  • nānā ao (“forecaster”)
  • nānālā (“sunflower”)

References
  1. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “naa-naa”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “nānā”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 260

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *naa-naa (“to look at something”).[1][2] Doublet of nana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naː.naː/, [nɑː.nɑː]

Verb

nānā

  1. to tend carefully
  2. to indulge, pamper

References
  1. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “naa-naa”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 261

Further reading
  • “nānā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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