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maina

Bingham

máina

a. white.

Sabatier

maina

from. mai.
vt. to have, ot carry or place in front, before, on the breast, in one's belt, to go before.

maina1

n. mainaina whiteness, paleness.
a. white, pale.
takamainaina, mainatakaebue, mainatakirara: very white, dazzling whiteness.
vc. ka-maina, kamainaina: to whiten, to put a white mark on a tree, or a reserved land.

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