Nāmaka

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === nā (“the”, plural) +‎ maka (“eyes”), shortened from Nāmaka-o-Kahaʻi (“the eyes of Kahaʻi”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naːˈma.ka/, [naːˈmɐ.kə] === Proper noun === Nāmaka (Hawaiian mythology) a goddess, an antagonist of Pele a female or (sometimes) male given name from Hawaiian ==== 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.