Nāmaka

See also: Namaka

Hawaiian

Etymology

nā (“the”, plural) +‎ maka (“eyes”), shortened from Nāmaka-o-Kahaʻi (“the eyes of Kahaʻi”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːˈma.ka/, [naːˈmɐ.kə]

Proper noun

Nāmaka

1. (Hawaiian mythology) a goddess, an antagonist of Pele
2. a female or (sometimes) male given name from Hawaiian

Related terms

• Kamaka
• Maka

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 395
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Namaka (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 8 women and 8 men.