kana
Bingham
kæ/na
vt. to eat, to consume.
kana
vi. to live an immoral life.
kæ/na
n. food (followed by the suffix possessive pronoun).
Sabatier
kana1
pref. to a certain number of words signifying crescendo or decrescendo or repetition of the action.
kana2
vt. irreg. to eat, to devour, to consume, to gnaw, to deteriorate;.
ex.
- kanai, kaniko, kanna, kanira, kaningkami, kania, kang, kanaki.
- kang-beki, kang-ika: consumption of pork, or fish.
- kang-taeka: to swallow words.
n. kanan te food, nourishment, prey, fodder, etc.
ex.
- kanau, kanam, kanana, karara, kanami, kanaia:
- kanan te tao: sawdust.
- kanan te ai: fuel.
idiom. tokin kanau!: it is the last time! (drunkard's pledge).
a. kanaki, kakanaki: edible, eatable.
kana3
n. te kana: small fish, small fry (as auan, which is prey of bigger fish).
fig. te kana n akoi, te kana n tangira, te kana ni karewe, te kana n tikurere: intimate friend, a pet, a person very dear, a loved one.
Topics: Fish, Food and cooking, Numbers and counting