"okina" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /oʊˈkinə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-okina.wav Forms: okinas [plural]
Rhymes: -iːnə Etymology: From Hawaiian ʻokina (“cutting off, separation”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|ʻokina||cutting off, separation}} Hawaiian ʻokina (“cutting off, separation”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} okina (plural okinas)
  1. The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (ʻ ) used to indicate the glottal stop consonant. Wikipedia link: ʻOkina Categories (topical): Latin letter names Synonyms: ʻokina Translations (Polynesian apostrophe-like letter used to indicate the glottal stop consonant): ʻokina (Hawaiian), ʻamata (Rarotongan), koma liliu (Samoan), ʻeta (Tahitian), fakauʻa (Tongan), fakamoga (Wallisian)

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