ana
Bingham
æna
pron. his, her, its.
æ/na
n. the part of an unfinished mat that has been braided.
ánaa
n. fish.
vt. take, get.
Sabatier
ana
a. his, her (na when employed as a suff.). <its>.
ana1
n. term used in mat weaving to designate a certain width.
ex. te anana, ua-ana, etc.: one, two, etc.
ana2
n. a fish, (small, slender species) needle fish, garfish, half beak; species -- te ana ororo, te ana tababa, te ana bungibung.
anaa3
vt. to take, to subtract, to take away, to remove, to take off.
ex.
- ana te nano: persuade, convince te anai nano: the act of persuading.
- ana taekam: ask permission.
idiom. anaia!: continue! (conversation).
n. te ana, anan, anakin: te action of taking, of taking up... of being taken up.
ex. e buakaka te ana: (in dance singing) the singing is not good, or badly commenced.
Goo & Banner
anaa
sn. Hemirhamphus marginatus (ll).
n. half beak (sm).
ánaa1
sn. Hyporhamphus dussumieri (ll).
n. needlefish; halfbeak (sm).
ánaa2
sn. Hyporhamphus laticeps (ll).
n. half beak (sm).
Luomala
ana
sn. Hemiramphidae.
n. halfbeak.
Topics: Fish, Weaving and crafts, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner), Ethnobotany (Luomala)