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nna

Bingham

nna

vt. to lower.
to feed the young as a bird does.

nnaa

n. a fleet.

Sabatier

nna

n. a bird. dusky shearwater.
idiom.
  • e tang te nna, e bung te aomata..
  • te nna cries, a man is born. For some, the cry of this bird is unlucky.

nna1

n. a fleet, fleet in line, organized group.
ex.
  • te nna nu wa: a fleet of canoes, flotilla, squadron.
  • te nna ni man, te nna n aomata.

nna2

vt. to let go, to let unwind (line, sinker), to give, or dispense, little by little (food, advice, instructions, rules).
red. nnanna.
vc. ka nna, ka nnanna: to make...
kannara: to make regurgitate, to make nauseating.

Goo & Banner

nna

sn. Puffinus iherminieri dichrous.
n. <bird> dusky shearwater, Audobon's shearwater (This is the smallest of the local shearwaters. It is dark sooty brownish black above with white underparts. The under tail-coverts are black and the sides of the breast... The bill is short and black, with the feet flesh or yellowish.) (aa).

Topics: Birds, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)