naʻau

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *ŋaakau; compare with Maori ngākau (bowels, heart), Tahitian ʻāʻau (bowels, heart, conscience, soul), Tongan ngākau (intestines) and Samoan gāʻau (entrails, penis).[1][2]

Noun

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naʻau

  1. (anatomy) guts, intestines
  2. mind, heart

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “naʻau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 257
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “gaakau”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online