nā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "na"

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋa. Cognates include Tokelauan nā and Tuvaluan gaa.

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).

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 scripts

• 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 [if] 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