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nana.nana

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n. Spider (Araneida); today this is the house spider, formerly the outdoors spider. Cf. peʻepeʻemakawalu.

2. Var. of lanalana 1, 2.

nananana

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Spider. Dic. Also nanana. See entries below and kalanakula.

nananana

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino General name for spiders, but particularly spiders that make webs. Dic. Cf. peʻepeʻe. See tutuatiʻi.

NA-NA-NA-NA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See LANALANA, to float. To walk about; to exercise by walking.

NA-NA-NA-NA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. See LANALANA. A species of spider. See PUNANANA.

2. The rope that fastens the ama and the ako of a canoe together. See LANALANA.

3. A spider’s web.

4. A picture; an image.

Nananana (nă'-nă-nă'-na), n.

/ nă'-nă-nă'-na / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Same as lanalana. A species of spider.

2. The rope that fastens the ama and the iako of a canoe together.

Nananana (nă'-nă-nă'-na), v.

/ nă'-nă-nă'-na / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Same as lanalana. To be light; to float.

nananana

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Long-legged, web-making spider. He ʻōlelo no ke akamai o ka nanana i ka hana ʻupena ana, the skill of the spider in making its web. Brown widow spider.

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