Esperanto

Proper noun

Noa

1. Noah (biblical character)

Ewe

Proper noun

Noa

1. Noah (biblical character)

Hawaiian

Proper noun

Noa

1. Noah (biblical character)
2. A male given name of biblical origin; also from the Hawaiian word noa ‎(“commoner, free man”).

See also

• Kanoa

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Noa occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 9 men.
• Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: included in the top hundred first names for boys born in the State of Hawaii in 2001.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Noa

1. Noah (biblical character)

Swedish

Proper noun

Noa

1. Noah (biblical character)

English

Adjective

noa ‎(not comparable)

1. (New Zealand, among the Maori) Non-sacred; such that it must be kept separate from what is tapu.

   The power of the spoken word has meant that some dangerous things are not mentioned by their "real" names, but by noa terms, like gullfot (literally "golden foot") for "wolf", or tallbjörn (literally "pine bear"), granoxe (literally: "fir ox"), trädräv (literally: "tree fox") or granälg (literally: "fir elk") for "squirrel".^[1]

References

1. ↑ Bandle, O. (ed.) The Nordic Languages p. 291 Walter de Gruyter 2002 ISBN 3-11-014876-5

Hawaiian

Noun

noa

1. release from taboo restrictions
2. a commoner

Verb

noa

1. (stative) free of taboo, profane

Derived terms

• hoʻonoa
• lā noa

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish núa, from Proto-Celtic *nouyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos.

Adjective

noa

1. new, fresh, novel, recent
   • Hug eh ennym noa er hene.
     • He assumed a new name.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian nā (eastern dialect) and nē (western dialect). Compare English no.

Adverb

noa

1. no