nēnē

== English == === Noun === nēnē (plural nēnēs) Alternative form of nene. === Anagrams === en- -en, neen == Hawaiian == === Etymology 1 === From a reduplication of *ŋee (“squealing or screeching sound”). Compare Māori ngē (“screech”). ==== Verb ==== nēnē (intransitive) to chirp, to croak ==== Noun ==== nēnē whimpering ===== Derived terms ===== hoʻonēnē === Etymology 2 === Imitative of the bird’s call. ==== Noun ==== nēnē the nene or Hawaiian goose ===== Descendants ===== → English: nene === Further reading === nēnē in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.