nene
1. vi., To stir, show animation, move, as a fledgling.
- References:
- Cf. nenene.
2. Variant of manene #1.
- References:
- PCP nene.
3. n., A kind of shellfish.
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nēnē
/ nē.nē /1. nvi., To chirp, as a cricket; to croak, as a mudhen; crying, as in distress; whimpering, as a sleeping infant; rumor, gossip; to be attracted to; cherish, think of, as with affection.
- Examples:
- ʻO nā kānaka Hawaiʻi, he poʻe makeʻe haku, he poʻe nēnē ʻili kapu, the Hawaiian people are people who cherish their lords, people constantly thinking of the sacred skin [of chiefs].
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2. n., Hawaiian goose (Nesochen sandvicensis 🌐), protected and rare on Maui and in Hawaiʻi uplands (down to 40 at one time and about 1,000 in 1978).
n., Hawaiian 3. n., Mat pattern: two vertical rows of triangles, with the bases below, and the apices touching the bases above.
4. n., A variety of ʻawa, stems green with dark-green spots.
5. Same as ʻaiakanēnē, a plant.
- References:
- Neal 803.
6. Probably same as nēnē ʻau kai.
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NE-NE
s. A goose, a species of which is found on the high lands of Hawaii.
2. A visible appearance; a sign of something about to take place.
3. A report; a rumor; a gossip. Mar. 13:7.
4. A species of thick grass; mauu, weuweu.
O ka mauu nene aala i ke kula o Kanehou
Ua like paha—ao i like.
NE-NE
v. To be on the point of breaking out, as a war.
2. To be excited; to be moved, as a company of persons at unexpected news. Laieik. 116.
Nene (nē'-nē'), n.
/ nē'-nē' /1. The wild goose, (Nesochen sandvicensis), a species peculiar to the Hawaiian islands.
2. Hearsay of something about to happen; report; rumor; gossip.
Nene (nē'-nē'), v.
/ nē'-nē' /1. To be reported by rumor.
2. To be on the point of breaking out, as a war.
3. To be excited; to be moved, as a company of persons at unexpected news. Laieik. p. 116.
Nene
/ ne'-ne /goose. Land section, Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
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Nēnē
Street, Kalihi Waena, Honolulu, Oʻahu, named for the Hawaiian goose.
- References:
- TM.
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nēnē
Hawaiian goose (Branta sandwicensis) native to the Hawaiian group on Hawaiʻi and Maui. It was intensively hunted but now, after a miracle of protective growth, it is achieving a cautious promise of recovery.
nēnē
The native Hawaiian geese, however, do not know what it is to hiss, and their name, nēnē, is utterly unlike our idea of what hissing is.
nēnē
Mat pattern of two vertical rows of triangles with the bases below and the points touching the bases above; flying-geese motif.
nēnē
To cherish; to think of, as with affection.
nēnē
Woody, trailing plant (Coprosma ernodeoides) that grows prostrate over lava rocks on the islands of Maui and Hawaiʻi only. The fruit is a black berry. Also called kūkae none, dung goose; lepo nēnē, filth goose. See ʻai a ka nēnē. Lit., food goose.
ne’ne’
goose.
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