ina

Bingham

ínaa

vt. seek in marryiage.

ína

vi. be liable to ridicule or to be made ashamed.

n. fish scale.

n. cataract of the eye.
complexion.

a. having a cataract.

pron. him, her (used after nako).

ina

pron. suff. (or na preceeded by an i euph.) him, it.

ex. nakoina: to him, to her, to it.

ina¹

n. te inaieta (te ina-i-eta) the upper yard arm of sail.

n. te inainano: lower yard-arm.

ina²

n. physical appearance, distinctive features, deportment, particularities <particularity>.

ex.

e ina: he has a mark, blemish, a distinctive sign, etc.
e inaina, e wantanta, e baka inana: he has changed, is no longer the same, lost reputation.

vc. to give or find a particularity in..., to mark with..., to treat as...

ina³

pref. to many compound words.

ex. ina-aomata, ina-aine, etc.

ina⁴

from. ina.

vt. to mark with the family sign) to adopt, to reserve for oneself a baby just born (or not yet born) as fiance for one's own relation.

see inai.

ex.