hana

See also: Hana, Haná, hána, hāna, and Hāna

Languages (35)

Acehnese • Amis • 'Are'are • Czech • Faroese • Finnish • Gothic • Hawaiian • Icelandic • Indonesian • Ingrian • Irish • Japanese • Latvian • Malay • Maori • Norman • Norwegian Nynorsk • Old Czech • Old English • Old Javanese • Old Norse • Old Sundanese • Rapa Nui • Rohingya • Shona • Swahili • Swedish • Tetum • Tokelauan • Tuamotuan • Turkish • Venda • Yami • Yanomam

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Acehnese

Adverb

hana

1. not (negates meaning of verb)

Pronoun

hana

1. none

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Amis

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 花(はな) (hana, “flower”).

Noun

hana

1. (Central) flower

   Synonyms: falo, rohayan

References

• "Amis (Central)" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

'Are'are

Verb

hana

1. to eat

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech hana. From hanět or possibly from Old High German hōna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦana]
• Hyphenation: ha‧na
• Rhymes: -ana
• Homophone: Hana

Noun

hana f

1. (archaic) slur, insult, defamation

   Synonym: pomluva

   Antonym: chvála

2. (archaic) blame

Declension

Declension of hana (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	hana	hany
genitive	hany	han
dative	haně	hanám
accusative	hanu	hany
vocative	hano	hany
locative	haně	hanách
instrumental	hanou	hanami

See also

• kritika

Further reading

• “hana”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “hana”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “hana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛana]

Pronoun

hana sg

1. her, accusative singular of hon (she)

Declension

Faroese personal pronouns

			nominative	accusative	dative	genitive
singular	1st person		eg, jeg	meg, mjeg	mær	mín
	2nd person		tú	teg, tjeg	tær	tín
	3rd person	m	hann		honum	hansara, hans†
		f	hon	hana	henni	hennara, hennar†
		n	tað		tí	tess
plural	1st person		vit	okkum		okkara
	2nd person		tit	tykkum		tykkara
	3rd person	m	teir		teimum, teim†	teirra
		f	tær
		n	tey

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German hane (compare German Hahn (“tap, faucet”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ha‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): ha‧na

Noun

hana

1. faucet, tap (device to dispense liquid)

   Synonyms: kraana, raana, sekoitin

2. (firearms) hammer (moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun)

Declension

Inflection of hana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		hana	hanat
genitive		hanan	hanojen
partitive		hanaa	hanoja
illative		hanaan	hanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hana	hanat
accusative	nom.	hana	hanat
	gen.	hanan
genitive		hanan	hanojen hanain rare
partitive		hanaa	hanoja
inessive		hanassa	hanoissa
elative		hanasta	hanoista
illative		hanaan	hanoihin
adessive		hanalla	hanoilla
ablative		hanalta	hanoilta
allative		hanalle	hanoille
essive		hanana	hanoina
translative		hanaksi	hanoiksi
abessive		hanatta	hanoitta
instructive		—	hanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hanani hanani accusative nom. hanani hanani gen. hanani genitive hanani hanojeni hanaini rare partitive hanaani hanojani inessive hanassani hanoissani elative hanastani hanoistani illative hanaani hanoihini adessive hanallani hanoillani ablative hanaltani hanoiltani allative hanalleni hanoilleni essive hananani hanoinani translative hanakseni hanoikseni abessive hanattani hanoittani instructive — — comitative — hanoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hanasi hanasi accusative nom. hanasi hanasi gen. hanasi genitive hanasi hanojesi hanaisi rare partitive hanaasi hanojasi inessive hanassasi hanoissasi elative hanastasi hanoistasi illative hanaasi hanoihisi adessive hanallasi hanoillasi ablative hanaltasi hanoiltasi allative hanallesi hanoillesi essive hananasi hanoinasi translative hanaksesi hanoiksesi abessive hanattasi hanoittasi instructive — — comitative — hanoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hanamme hanamme accusative nom. hanamme hanamme gen. hanamme genitive hanamme hanojemme hanaimme rare partitive hanaamme hanojamme inessive hanassamme hanoissamme elative hanastamme hanoistamme illative hanaamme hanoihimme adessive hanallamme hanoillamme ablative hanaltamme hanoiltamme allative hanallemme hanoillemme essive hananamme hanoinamme translative hanaksemme hanoiksemme abessive hanattamme hanoittamme instructive — — comitative — hanoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hananne hananne accusative nom. hananne hananne gen. hananne genitive hananne hanojenne hanainne rare partitive hanaanne hanojanne inessive hanassanne hanoissanne elative hanastanne hanoistanne illative hanaanne hanoihinne adessive hanallanne hanoillanne ablative hanaltanne hanoiltanne allative hanallenne hanoillenne essive hanananne hanoinanne translative hanaksenne hanoiksenne abessive hanattanne hanoittanne instructive — — comitative — hanoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hanansa hanansa accusative nom. hanansa hanansa gen. hanansa genitive hanansa hanojensa hanainsa rare partitive hanaansa hanojaan hanojansa inessive hanassaan hanassansa hanoissaan hanoissansa elative hanastaan hanastansa hanoistaan hanoistansa illative hanaansa hanoihinsa adessive hanallaan hanallansa hanoillaan hanoillansa ablative hanaltaan hanaltansa hanoiltaan hanoiltansa allative hanalleen hanallensa hanoilleen hanoillensa essive hananaan hananansa hanoinaan hanoinansa translative hanakseen hanaksensa hanoikseen hanoiksensa abessive hanattaan hanattansa hanoittaan hanoittansa instructive — — comitative — hanoineen hanoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• hanajuoma
• hanaolut
• hanapakkaus
• hanavesi
• kaasuhana
• kaksiotehana
• kuumavesihana
• kylmävesihana
• luottohana
• lämminvesihana
• maalihana
• oluthana
• sekoitushana
• sulkuhana
• termostaattihana
• vesihana
• vipuhana
• öljyhana

Further reading

• “hana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• haan

Gothic

Romanization

hana

1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *saŋa (compare with Maori hanga, Tahitian haʻa, Tongan hanga).

Noun

hana

1. work, labor, job, employment, occupation, duty, activity, function, practice, incident, action

   He aha kāu hana?

   What are you doing?

Verb

hana

1. (transitive) to work, labor, do, make, manufacture, create, perform

Derived terms

• hana lima
• hanahana
• kōhanahana
• limahana
• ʻoihana

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fana (compare with Maori hana, Tahitian hana, Tongan mafana and Samoan mafana), from Proto-Oceanic *panas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panas (compare with Tetum hanas, Malay panas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.na/, [ˈhɐ.nə]

Verb

hana

1. (stative) warm

   Synonym: hahana

Related terms

• mahana
• mehana
• pumehana

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːna/
• Rhymes: -aːna

Etymology 1

Noun

hana m

1. inflection of hani:
   1. indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular
   2. indefinite accusative/genitive plural

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hana

1. accusative singular of hún; her

   Hún kyssir hana.

   She kisses her.

Etymology 3

Possibly derived from þarna or hérna.

Interjection

hana

1. "there!" (said when handing an item to someone or to indicate that something is finished or ready)

Usage notes

This term does not imply compassion, instead it may be used by an emotionally neutral or slightly irritated parent when handing an item to their child.

Derived terms

• hana nú (“and that's final!”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit हान (hāna, “lack”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhana/ [ˈha.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ha‧na

Adjective

hana (comparative lebih hana, superlative paling hana)

1. (archaic) empty

   Synonym: kosong

2. (archaic) wide and quiet

Further reading

• “hana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish hana (“tap”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnɑ/, [ˈhɑnɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑnɑ/, [ˈhɑnɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
• Hyphenation: ha‧na

Noun

hana

1. A tube of a separator that gives either milk or cream.

Declension

Declension of hana (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	hana	hanat
genitive	hanan	hannoin
partitive	hannaa	hanoja
illative	hannaa	hannoi
inessive	hanas	hanois
elative	hanast	hanoist
allative	hanalle	hanoille
adessive	hanal	hanoil
ablative	hanalt	hanoilt
translative	hanaks	hanoiks
essive	hananna, hannaan	hanoinna, hannoin
exessive1)	hanant	hanoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 44

Irish

Noun

hana

1. h-prothesized form of ana

Japanese

Romanization

hana

1. Rōmaji transcription of はな

Latvian

Noun

hana m

1. genitive singular of hans

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit हान (hāna, “lack”).

Adjective

hana (Jawi spelling هان)

1. empty and quiet

Further reading

• “hana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fana (compare with Tahitian hana and hanahana, Tongan mafana and Samoan mafana), from Proto-Oceanic *panas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panas (compare with Tetum hanas, Malay panas).

Noun

hana

1. heat, warmth

   Synonym: wera

2. radiance, glow, flame

   Synonyms: mura, ura, rama

Verb

hana

1. to shine, glow

   Synonyms: mura, ura, rama, ramarama

2. to give out heat

   Synonym: wera

Related terms

• mahana
• hahana

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “hana”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 40
• “hana” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hana m (plural hanas)

1. (Jersey) mug

Synonyms

• godet
• godîn
• mogue

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hana f (definite singular hana, indefinite plural haner or hanor, definite plural hanene or hanone)

1. definite singular of hane
2. (pre-2012) alternative form of hane

Old Czech

Etymology

From haněti or possibly borrowed from Old High German hōna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɣana/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɦana/

Noun

hana f

1. slur, insult, defamation

   Synonym: pohaněnie

2. blame

Declension

Declension of hana (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	hana	haně	hany
genitive	hany	hanú	han
dative	haně	hanama	hanám
accusative	hanu	haně	hany
vocative	hano	haně	hany
locative	haně	hanú	hanách
instrumental	hanú	hanama	hanami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: hana

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “hana”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hanō, from Proto-Germanic *hanô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.nɑ/, [ˈhɑ.nɑ]

Noun

hana m

1. rooster

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	hana	hanan
accusative	hanan	hanan
genitive	hanan	hanena
dative	hanan	hanum

Synonyms

• cocc

Related terms

• henn

Descendants

• Middle English: *hane (attested in hane-crau)

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hana/, /ana/

Pronoun

hana

1. there is/are; to be

Derived terms

• aṅhanākĕn
• hana pwa
• hana yan
• hanan
• hanan pwa
• hinanākĕn
• humanākĕn
• kahanan
• kapihanan
• kinahanan
• sahana
• sahana niṅ
• sahananya

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦤ (ana), ꦲꦤꦼ (ane)
• → Balinese: ᬳᬦ (ana)

Further reading

• P. J. Zoetmulder (1982) Old Javanese-English dictionary‎^[3], 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, →ISBN, →OCLC

Old Norse

Noun

hana

1. oblique singular indefinite of hani m
2. accusative plural indefinite of hani m
3. genitive plural indefinite of hani m

Old Sundanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese hana

Verb

hana

1. to be; to exist; there is/are;

   Synonyms: aya, waya

   • c. 16th century, Carita Parahiyangan:

     Hana paksi si Uwur-uwur...

     There was a bird whose name is Uwur-uwur...

   • c. 15th century, Amanat Galunggung:

     Hana ṅuni hana maṅke, tan hana ṅuni tan hana maṅke

     If there is a then, there is a now. If there is no then, then there is no now

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fana, from Proto-Oceanic *panas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panas.

Noun

hana

1. heat

Adjective

hana

1. warm
2. hot

Verb

hana

1. to feel hot

Related terms

• hakahana
• mahana

References

• Rapanui-English Dictionary

Rohingya

Adjective

hana

1. blind

Shona

Noun

hana

1. conscience
2. heartbeat
3. soul; inner-heart

   Uyu haana hana.

   This one does not have a conscience.

   Kana ndichitya Hana yangu inorovesa.

   When I am afraid, my heart beats strongly.

   Ndinoziva Mwari mumoyo, mupfungwa, mumweya uye muhana yangu.

   I know God in my heart, mind, spirit and in my soul; inner-heart.

Verb

hana

1. to not have

   Hana hana.

   He/she does not have a soul.

   Haana hana.

   He/she does not have a soul.

See also

• moyo, mwoyo
• nhimanzi
• mweya
• shavi
• mudzimu
• ruhana

Swahili

Verb

hana

1. third-person singular present negative of -wa na

Swedish

Pronoun

hana

1. (Old Swedish) accusative of hon (=her)

Usage notes

In standard Swedish, this has been replaced with the dative form (henne) except in some dialects, where a contracted form ('na, commonly merged with the preceding word) is used as both accusative and dative. However, it is not considered correct in writing or formal speech.

See also

• 'na
• hon
• henne
• 'en
• han
• honom

Tetum

Etymology

From *pana, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq. Compare Malay panah.

Noun

hana

1. arrow

Verb

hana

1. to shoot

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhʲa.na]
• Hyphenation: ha‧na

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-na.

Determiner

hana

1. (alienable, indefinite) his, her

See also

Tokelauan possessive determiners

Definite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	toku, tota1	to māua	to mā	to mātou	oku, ota1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
	incl.	―	to tāua	to tā	to tātou	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person		tō	toulua		toutou	ō	oulua		outou
3rd person		tona	to lāua	to lā	to lātou	ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	taku, tata1	ta māua	ta mā	ta mātou	aku, ata1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
	incl.	―	ta tāua	ta tā	ta tātou	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person		tau	taulua		tautou	au	aulua		autou
3rd person		tana	ta lāua	ta lā	ta lātou	ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	hoku, hota1	ho māua	ho mā	ho mātou	ni oku, ni ota1	ni o māua	ni o mā	ni o mātou
	incl.	―	ho tāua	ho tā	ho tātou	―	ni o tāua	ni o tā	ni o tātou
2nd person		hō	houlua		houtou	ni ō	ni oulua		ni outou
3rd person		hona	ho lāua	ho lā	ho lātou	ni ona	ni o lāua	ni o lā	ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	haku, hata1	ha māua	ha mā	ha mātou	ni aku, ni ata1	ni a māua	ni a mā	ni a mātou
	incl.	―	ha tāua	ha tā	ha tātou	―	ni a tāua	ni a tā	ni a tātou
2nd person		hau	haulua		hautou	ni au	ni aulua		ni autou
3rd person		hana	ha lāua	ha lā	ha lātou	ni ana	ni a lāua	ni a lā	ni a lātou

¹⁾ Sympathetic

Etymology 2

Te hana (2).

From Proto-Polynesian *sana. Cognates include Tongan hana and Samoan sana.

Noun

hana

1. maize, corn

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 299

Tuamotuan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fana, from Proto-Oceanic *panas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panas.

Noun

hana

1. day (as contrasted with ruki (night))
2. sun

   Synonym: rā

Verb

hana

1. (stative) warm (as anything affected by glowing heat)
2. (intransitive) to shine (as the sun)
3. to give forth heat

Related terms

• mahana

References

• Stimson, J. Frank (1965), A Dictionary of Some Tuamotuan Dialects of the Polynesian, The Hague: The Royal Institue of Linguistics and Anthropology.

Turkish

Noun

hana

1. dative singular of han

Venda

Verb

hana

1. to refuse

Yami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 花(はな) (hana, “flower”).

Noun

hana

1. flower

Yanomam

Noun

hana (clitic meronym; singulative hana, dual hanakipë, definite plural hanakɨ, indefinite plural hanapë)

1. leaf

References

• Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017) Yanomama Clause Structure‎^[5], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 116