ʻohana in Hawaiian

IPA: /ʔoˈha.na/, [ʔoˈhɐ.nə] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *kofa-ŋa (“nest”), equivalent to ʻohā (“taro corm growing from the older root”) + -na (nominalizing suffix). Cognate with Maori kōhanga (“nest”), Rarotongan koʻanga (“nest”), Samoan ōfaga (“nest”), Tahitian ofaaraa (“nest”). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*kofaŋa|*kofa-ŋa|nest}} Proto-Polynesian *kofa-ŋa (“nest”), {{suffix|haw|ʻohā|na|pos2=nominalizing suffix|t1=taro corm growing from the older root}} ʻohā (“taro corm growing from the older root”) + -na (nominalizing suffix), {{cog|mi|kōhanga||nest}} Maori kōhanga (“nest”), {{cog|rar|koʻanga||nest}} Rarotongan koʻanga (“nest”), {{cog|sm|ōfaga||nest}} Samoan ōfaga (“nest”), {{cog|ty|ofaaraa||nest}} Tahitian ofaaraa (“nest”) Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} ʻohana

Verb

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          "text": "ʻohana holoʻokoʻa",
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      "glosses": [
        "to gather for family prayers"
      ],
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        "(intransitive) to gather for family prayers"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ʔoˈhɐ.nə]"
    }
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      "ipa": "[ʔoˈhɐ.nə]"
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      "ipa": "/ʔoˈha.na/"
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      "ipa": "[ʔoˈhɐ.nə]"
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"ʻohana" meaning in Hawaiian

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