ʻana

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

ʻana

  1. A rough, sandpapery substance (pumice or Leiodermatium sponges)

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Particle[edit]

ʻana

  1. Follows a verb to make it into a verbal noun that functions like a gerund