ana•lena

kik (noun) Parsec, i.e. parallax of one arc second, a unit of length used in astronomy. Lōʻihi maoli nō ke analena, ua like me nā makahiki holo kukuna lā he 3.26. A parsec is a really long distance, equal to about 3.26 light years. Sh. ana + kuana lena lua.


Unpublished new word list to: Māmaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary, 2003, U.H. Press

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