What does Nana mean in Hawaiian?

Nana (nā'-nā'), v. 1. To gaze at; to view attentively.
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What does OMA mean in Hawaiian?

Oma (o'-ma), n. 1. A small oval adz or koi, used in completing the work on a canoe. 2. The highest officer of the king; Kalanimoku was Kaahumanu's oma; Kinau was the oma of Kauikeaouli.
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What does MAA mean in Hawaiian?

Maa (ma'a), v. 1. To be accustomed; to be accustomed to do a thing, as a work; to be easy in one's manners; to be easy, to be used, to be accustomed; to have practice.
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What does Aki mean in Hawaiian?

Aki (ă-kĭ), v. 1. To cut with the teeth; to bite; to wound or cut in two with the teeth. 2. To backbite; to speak reproachfully of one absent; to taunt.
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What does Mia mean in Hawaiian?

Uncleanliness, filth, defilement, abomination; defiled, indecent, obscene, vile, lewd, unclean (Oihk. 15.2), contaminated, sordid. (hau- 1 + -mia, pas/imp.)
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What does Kai in Hawaiian mean?

Origin: Kai derives from a multitude of origins. In the U.S., it is often connected to its Hawaiian roots, meaning “sea.” Gender: Kai is most commonly a boy's name but it's occasionally given to girls. Pronunciation: Kye.
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What does the name Akira mean?

A popular kanji is 明 (the combination of the two different characters 日 = sun and 月 = moon) which means "the light coming from sun", "sunlight and moonlight", "bright", "intelligent", "wisdom" or "truth". Though Akira is normally used to name males, sometimes it can be a female name as well. 明 亮 昭
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What does Akiko mean?

In Japanese 子 (syllable for "ko") is the character which means "child". Akiko can also be written many different ways and can have different meanings depending on which kanji is used and can also be written using the katakana and hiragana writing systems. Variations of Akiko include: 亜妃子, "Asia, queen, child"
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What is tuna in Hawaiian?

In Hawaii, “ahi” refers to two species, the yellowfin tuna and the bigeye tuna.
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What does pipi mean in Hawaiian?

[Hawaiian Dictionary (Hawaiian)] pipi. 1. n. Hawaiian pearl oyster (Pinctada radiata); in songs this is known as the iʻa hāmau leo o ʻEwa, ʻEwa's silent sea creature [it was believed that talking would cause a breeze to ripple the water and frighten the pipi].
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What does Ola mean in Hawaiian?

[Hawaiian Dictionary (Hawaiian)] ola. nvs. Life, health, well-being, living, livelihood, means of support, salvation; alive, living; curable, spared, recovered; healed; to live; to spare, save, heal, grant life, survive, thrive.
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What does ka mean in Hawaiian?

To doom; to pass sentence; ka ola, ka make, to doom to life, to doom to death (according to the pleasure of the gods.)
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How do you say rainbow in Hawaiian?

The Answer: According to an English-Hawaiian Dictionary we found online, the Hawaiian word for rainbow is "Anuenue" (Ah-nooeh-nooeh).
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What does the name Akito mean?

The name Akito is primarily a male name of Japanese origin that means Bright Person. Bright (as in light-skinned) person.
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What does the name Akina mean?

Akina means “bright greens” or “autumns greens” (from Japanese “aki”/明” = bright, or “aki/秋” = autumn + “na/菜” = greens/vegetables).
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What does the name Kimiko mean?

Origin:Japanese. Popularity:8255. Meaning:valuable, beatiful, noble; child.
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Is AKI a boy or girl name?

The name Aki is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Japanese origin meaning "born in the autumn, ancestor".
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What does Kira mean in Japanese?

Kira kira also means "glittery, shiny" in Japanese. Variant forms include Kaira, Keera, Keira, Kiera, Kyra, Kyrah, Kyreena, Kyrha, Kyria, Kyrie, Kyrene, Kyrra, and Kirra.
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What does the name Seiko mean?

The name Seiko is primarily a gender-neutral name of Japanese origin that means Accomplish, Truth, Child.
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What do you call a Hawaiian girl?

The word "wahine" came into English in the late 18th century from Maori, the language of a Polynesian people native to New Zealand; it was originally used for a Maori woman, especially a wife. The word is also used for a woman in Hawaiian and Tahitian, though spelled "vahine" in the latter.
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What do Hawaiians call tourists?

Haoles, Go Home!

Hawaiians use it to identify a foreigner, but also as slang or a racist term shouted to intimidate tourists and foreigners in general. Even Google's dictionary tells us that the word "haole" is a derogatory term used by native Hawaiians to pinpoint a foreign white person or non-Polynesian individual.
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