"nānā" meaning in Maori

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Verb

IPA: /naː.naː/, [nɑː.nɑː]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *naa-naa (“to look at something”). Doublet of nana. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*naa-naa|t=to look at something}} Proto-Polynesian *naa-naa (“to look at something”), {{doublet|mi|nana}} Doublet of nana Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} nānā, {{mi-verb}} nānā
  1. to tend carefully
    Sense id: en-nānā-mi-verb-nUHO7qmo Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 32 25 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 32 24 32 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. to indulge, pamper
    Sense id: en-nānā-mi-verb-7GFz79sZ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 32 25 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 32 24 32 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nanā, nana
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