1. n. A sea urchin, as Diadema paucispinum and Echinothrix diadema, considered by some an ʻaumakua. (PPN wana.)
2. nvs. Sharp-pointed, as sea-urchin spines; jagged, sharp; spike
3. n. A long spike or streak of light, as at dawn; to appear, as a ray of light. Cf. wanaʻao. Wana kau lani, a streak in the heavens, as of light or cloud. (PCP wana.)
v. To come; to approach; to appear, as the early dawn. See WANAAO.
s. A species of the sea-egg of the size and shape of a turnip; he ia poepoe me he ina la, he oioi mawaho.
adj. Pronged; sharp pointed; externally jagged.
Pronged; sharp pointed; externally jagged.
A species of the sea-egg or sea-urchin.
Same as wena. To appear, as light in the early dawn. See wanaao.
E huli iā “wana” ma Ulukau.
Search for “wana” on Ulukau.