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Reduplication of nae #1.

• Examples:
  • Ua naenae koʻu naʻau (Hal. 38.10), my heart pants.
• References:
  • PEP ngaengae.

v., See nae. To breathe like one out of breath by hard exercise; to be out of breath; to pant for breath; to sigh. Hal. 38:10.

1. s., Difficult breathing; the phthisic; the asthma.

2. An offering made to the gods to ap- pease their anger; a sacrifice. See kanaenae.

3. The name of a species of fish; he mahamea.

adj., Sweet-scented, as some herbs; he aku pua naenae o Waialoha.

s., The name of a shrub bearing sweet flowers.

adj., Sweet-scented, as some herbs: he aku pua naenae o Waialoha.

1. n., A pattern of tapa or cloth, used as a blanket or outside covering.

2. n., A fish belonging to the surgeon fish family (Hepatus olivaceus).

3. n., Name applied to all plants emitting a pleasant odor.

v., [Nae, to pant.] To breathe like one out of breath by hard exercise; to be out of breath; to pant for breath; to sigh.