nā
See also: Appendix:Variations of "na"
Hawaiian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Article edit
nā
- plural definite article; the
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb edit
nā
Hokkien edit
For pronunciation and definitions of nā – see 若 (“like; as if”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 若). |
Kunigami edit
Romanization edit
nā
Mandarin edit
Alternative forms edit
- na — nonstandard
Romanization edit
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 那
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 南
Namuyi edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nā
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Synchronically, feminine pronoun from the demonstrative na (“that”).
Pronoun edit
nā f
Declension edit
Declension table of "nā" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular |
---|---|
Accusative (second) | naṃ |
Tokelauan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *ŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian nā and Tuvaluan gaa. The change from *ŋ to n is irregular.
Article edit
nā
- Plural definite article; the
- 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau][1], page 1:
- Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.
- This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and they live together in peace and happiness.
See also edit
Tokelauan articles
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *naqa. Cognates include Tongan naʻa and Samoan ne'i.
Particle edit
nā
Etymology 3 edit
Particle edit
nā
Etymology 4 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *naqa. Cognates include Hawaiian nā and Samoan nā.
Verb edit
nā
- (intransitive) to stop crying
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 247