maen
Bingham
máen
a. capable of being bowed or bent.
Sabatier
maen
and maenen or maenin.
a. flexible, supple, pliant.
n. flexibility, suppleness.
vc. kamaena, kamaenena, kamaeenna, kamaenena: to make supple.
n. te kai ni kamaen: coconut tree bent or half fallen. poetical composition for ruoia (with sorcery).
fig. a. baka ni kamaenen: obsequious, servile, bowing, crawling.
vc. kamaenena: to appease, to pacify.
Topics: Plants and trees, Coconut