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/, [naːˈmɐkə]
Proper noun
Nāmaka
- (Hawaiian mythology) A goddess, an antagonist of Pele.
- A female given name, sometimes also given to men.
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.