nā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "na"

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaː/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Article

nā

1. plural definite article; the

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

nā

1. (stative) calm, pacified

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of nā – see 若 (“like; as if”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 若).

Kunigami

Romanization

nā

1. Rōmaji transcription of なー

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• na — nonstandard

Romanization

nā (na¹, Zhuyin ㄋㄚ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 那
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 南

Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naː˨˨˦]

Adjective

nā

1. good

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ना (Devanagari script)
• না (Bengali script)
• නා (Sinhalese script)
• နာ or ၼႃ (Burmese script)
• นา (Thai script)
• ᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ນາ (Lao script)
• នា (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Synchronically, feminine pronoun from the demonstrative na (“that”).

Pronoun

nā f

1. that

Declension

Declension table of "nā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular
Accusative (second)	naṃ

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnaː]
• Hyphenation: nā

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian nā and Tuvaluan gaa. The change from *ŋ to n is irregular.

Article

nā

1. Plural definite article; the
   • 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Ko te fakavae tenei e matea i nā nuku ma kafai ona tagata e faifaimea fakatahi, ma nonofo fakatahi i te filemu ma te fiafia.

     This foundation is recognised in the villages and if its people repeatedly do things together, and they live together in peace and happiness.

See also

Tokelauan articles

	Impersonal
	singular	plural
Definite	te	nā
Indefinite	he	ni
	Personal
	Nominal	Pronominal
Simple	ia
After i/ki	a	a te
After mai	ia te

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *naqa. Cognates include Tongan naʻa and Samoan ne'i.

Particle

nā

1. Introduces a subordinate clause; lest, in case

Etymology 3

Particle

nā

1. Expresses exclusiveness of the following nominal; only, just

Etymology 4

From Proto-Polynesian *naqa. Cognates include Hawaiian nā and Samoan nā.

Verb

nā

1. (intransitive) to stop crying

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 247