na-
pākuʻina kaumua ｜ prefixPrefixes indicating a quality or state.
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pākuʻina kauhope ｜ suffix1. Common nominalizing suffix, sometimes with shortening of a long vowel in the base.
- References:
2. Rare pas/imp.; suffix.
3. His, her (in poss. kāna, kona).
- References:
- Gram. 8.2.
- PPN -na.
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nā
1. vs., Calmed, quieted, pacified, assuaged, soothed; settled, as a claim.
- Examples:
- E hoʻi, ē Pele, i ke kuahiwi, ua nā kō lili, kō inaina (chant) return, O Pele, to the mountain; rage jealousy, your rage are pacified.
- References:
- PPN naʻa.
- Examples:
- Nā ka ihu, to snore with prolonged sounds.
- References:
- PPN ngaa.
3. Plural definite article.
- Examples:
- Nā lani, the chiefs.
- References:
- Gram. 10.2.
- PPN nga(a).
4. Demonstrative particle indicating the addressee, sometimes said disrespectfully and translated ‘you’.
- Examples:
- Ē nā keiki lapuwale, O you worthless children.
- References:
- Cf. kēnā and Gram. 8.3.2.
- PPN naa.
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na
prep. By, for, belonging to (a-form).
- Examples:
- Na wai ʻoe (FS 117)? Who was your parent? (Literally, by who you?)
- Aloha ʻolua na Ka-wai, greetings to you both from Ka-wai [close of a letter].
- He puke na Pua, a book for Pua; a book by Pua [ambiguous].
- References:
- See no and Gram. 9.11.
- PCP na(a).
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NA
simp. prep. Of; for; belonging to. Placed before nouns or pronouns, it conveys the idea of possession, property or duty. It has the relation to no that a has to o, or ka to ko. Gram. § 69, 1, 2, 3.
NA
art., standing before nouns, represents the plural number; as, ke alii, the chief; na alii, chiefs or the chiefs. Na often answers the double purpose of a plural article (that is, a plural for all the other articles which are singular), and the sign of the plural number of the noun. As an article, it is both definite and indefinite. Gram. § 67; also, § 83. 86 and 87.
NA
A particle somewhat frequent, adding strength to an expression either positive or negative; aole na he wahine e, o ka moopuna na a Waka, she is not certainly any other woman, she is certainly the grandchild of Waka. Laieik. 128.
NA
v. To be quiet; to be pacified, as a child; ua na ke keiki, the child is quiet; to be comforted, as one in affliction. Ier. 31:15.
2. To enjoy respite from pain; a pau kana heluhelu ana, noho iho la ia e na aku i ka mea manao ole.
3. To gasp or half breathe, as a dying person.
4. Hoo. The same; also, in a legal sense, to settle difficulties; to decide between different claimants; as, e hoona kumu kuleana aina, to settle land claims.
NA
adj. Quiet; pacified, as an aggrieved child; calmed; quieted, as one’s passions.
Na (nā), adj.
Quiet; pacified, as an aggrieved child; calmed; quieted, as one's passions.
Na (nā), v.
1. To be quiet; to be pacified, as a child; Ua na ke keiki, the child is quiet; to be comforted, as one in affliction.
2. To enjoy respite from pain; a pau kana heluhelu ana, noho iho la ia e na aku i ka mea manao ole.
3. To labor for breath, as one suffering from asthma.
Na (nā), a demonstrative pron.
Word directing attention to a particular person or thing, adding strength to an expression either positive or negative: "Aole na he wahine e, o ka moopuna na a Waka," She is not certainly any: other woman, she is certainly the grandchild of Waka. (Laieik. p. 128.)
Na (nā), prep.
Of; for; belonging to. Placed before nouns or pronouns, it conveys the idea of possession, property or duty. It has the relation to no that a has to o, or ka to ko.
Na (nā), plural art.
Standing before nouns, represents the plural number; as, ke alii, the chief; na alii, chiefs or the chiefs. Na often answers the double purpose of a plural article (that is, a plural for all the other articles which are singular), and the sign of the plural number of the noun. As an article, it is both definite and indefinite.
nā-
See na-.
nā
his yelp is called nā, and his growl, nunulu.
na
definite article, plural: of, for, belonging to.
na’
quiet, pacified: to labor for breath, as from asthma.
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