nanaka
Redup. of naka 1, 2; marked in sections, as a turtle's back or breadfruit skin. hoʻo.nanaka Caus/sim.
NA-NA-KA
v. See NAKA. To be dry; to be parched, as land.
2. To be cracked; to be full of chinks; to be cracked, as the walls of an adobie house; ke nanaka nei ka hale, mamuli paha hina, the house is now cracked, soon perhaps it will fall.
3. To separate, as the parts of a material substance.
NA-NA-KA
s. A crack; a crevice; a defect.
NA-NA-KA
adj. Cracked; split; rent.
Nanaka (nă'-nā'-ka), adj.
/ nă'-nā'-ka /Cracked; split; rent.
Nanaka (nă'-nā'-ka), n.
/ nă'-nā'-ka /A crack; a crevice; a defect.
Nanaka (nă'-nā'-ka), v.
/ nă'-nā'-ka /[Naka, to be cracked.]
1. To be dry; to be parched, as land.
2. To be cracked; to be full of chinks; to be cracked, as the walls of an adobe house: ke nanaka nei ka hale, mamuli paha hina, the house is now cracked, soon perhaps it will fall.
3. To be separated, as the parts of a material substance.
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