/ˈɸana/, [ˈfɐnɐ]
OriginFrom Proto-Polynesian (compare with Tahitian fana, Tongan fana, and Samoan fana), from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Fijian vana), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq (compare with Malay panah “arrow”, Tagalog pana “bow”), from Proto-Austronesian *panaq.
- to spring back, to recoil, to kick backwards
- to impel
- to rush, charge
- to travel, come, go
- to revolt, rebel, mutiny, rise up, riot
- archery bow
- jerking, recoiling, springing back
- revolt, rebellion, mutiny, uprising, riot, insurrection
- kick
Formswhanaia(passive)
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