nānā
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nana"
Hawaiian
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edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from "nanny"?”)
Noun
editnānā
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *naa-naa (“to look at something”)[1][2]
Verb
editnānā
- (transitive) to look, observe
Derived terms
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editMaori
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *naa-naa (“to look at something”).[1][2] Doublet of nana.
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editnānā
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