Naja

=== Etymology ===
Origin uncertain, though various derivations have been suggested:
* from ajas "awake" with intensive prefix na-, which extended the meaning
* from an earlier naa "with eyes open" or "with life"
* from na "alive" plus ja (intensive)
==== adjective ====
# (obsolete, displaced by ajas) awake, in a state of consciousness
# aware of the true reality of things, informed, wise, enlightened
#* mupi naja ame imele Aware of his/her friend's pain, s/he comforted his/her friend.
#* naja ji wahea Knowing what is right, s/he does it.
#* aura nanaja an incredibly wise person
Category:Adjectives
Category:Words with obsolete senses