10-14-2014, 09:26 AM
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Originally posted by Kapohocat
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Originally posted by Opihikaobob...is now named Anna
It is Ana. One n - the Hawaiian form of Hannah: meaning graceful
But here are other definitions (link below)
ana
1. nvt. To measure, survey, evaluate, rate, fathom; survey, measurement, standard, pattern, design, plan, model, meter, gauge, die. Cf. anana, ana #699;ole, and numerous types of measurements listed below. See lani 2. Kaula ana (Ier. 31.39), measuring line. Ana i ka hohonu, to sound the depths. ho#699;o.ana, ho#699;#257;na To make measurements, rearrange, put in order. PPN hanga.)
2. vi. To have enough or too much, satisfied, satiated, surfieted. #256; ana n#257; k#363;puna o Ka-welo i ke k#257;humu #699;ai na Ka-welo (FS 33), the grandparents of Ka-welo had had enough of tending food ovens for Ka-welo. Ua hele au #257; ana, I've had all I can take; I'm disgusted. #699;A#699;ole e #699;#333;lelo mai ana ke ahi ua ana ia, fire will never say that it has enough [of love].
3. n. Cave, grotto, cavern. Kokoke aku i kahi ana o ka p#333; (GP 34), near the cavern of the night /depths of the night/. (PPN #699;ana.)
4. n. Larynx.
5. Part; after e (verb). See e (verb) ana, Gram. 5.3. (PEP ana.)
6. Demon. following verbs indicating a single event, whether a command or a statement, whether completed or incompleted. (Gram. 7.4.) I#257;ia n#333; #257; hala, k#363; ana ke ka#699;a, as soon as he had gone, the car came. Nou ana k#275;ia hale, this house will be yours. #699;Oia ana n#333;, it's the same; regardless. He #699;aukai ana #699;oia nei, he will be a seafarer See also e 1. (Probably PNP ana(a).)
http://wehewehe.org/gsdl2.85/cgi-bin/hdi...utfZz-8-00&d=&l=en
Very interesting, and thanks for the correction. I had just heard , and not seen the sp.