manaʻo

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *manako (compare with Maori manako “to long for, to desire or want, to like”; Rarotongan manako “to think, to consider”, Tahitian manaʻo “to think, to reflect”, Tongan manako “to desire”)[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

manaʻo

  1. thought, idea
  2. meaning
  3. concept

Verb

manaʻo

  1. (transitive) to think, to consider

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References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “manaʻo”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 236
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “manako”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Tahitian

Verb

manaʻo

  1. think