Hawaiian Noun · Numbers
anana
Pronunciation: /ah-nah-nah/
Meaning
Fathom (a unit of length, about six feet).
Example sentences
Ua ana ʻekolu anana ka hohonu o ke kai ma laila.
The sea there is three fathoms deep.
Ua kau ʻia ka lua pele ma kahi o ʻelima anana ke kiʻekiʻe.
The volcano's crater is about five fathoms high.
Ma ka moʻolelo, ua anana ke kanaka ka lōʻihi o kona iʻa.
In the story, the man estimated the length of his fish to be multiple fathoms.
About this word
“anana” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Fathom (a unit of length, about six feet). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.