nēnē

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nene"

English

Noun

nēnē (plural nēnēs)

  1. Alternative form of nene.

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From a reduplication of *ŋee (“squealing or screeching sound”). Compare Maori ngē (“screech”).

Verb

nēnē

  1. (intransitive) to chirp, to croak

Noun

nēnē

  1. whimpering
Derived terms
  • hoʻonēnē

Etymology 2

Imitative of the bird’s call.

Noun

nēnē

  1. the nene or Hawaiian goose
Descendants
  • → English: nene

Further reading

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