nene
Bingham
nÉne
a. firm, immovable, fixed, stiff, steady as the wind.
n. firmness, stiffness, fixedness.
Sabatier
nene
n. persisting force, stability.
a. persisting, stable, firm.
ex. e nene marakina: his pain persists; nenen te ang: persistence of the wind.
vc. kanene, kaka-nene: make a persisting effort, exert oneself, strive, persist in.
ex. kanene!: keep up the effort!
n. te kanene: endurance, persistence in effort.
vc. kan-nenei, kanenei nako: go at it tenaciously, go boldly, persist in the effort.
vt. ka-nenea, kakanenea: use all one's strength, make big effort, reinforce, force.
ex. kanenea banam: to speak louder.