okina

See also: ōkina and ʻokina

English

Alternative forms

ʻokina

Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻokina (“cutting off, separation”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /oʊˈkinə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -iːnə

Noun

okina (plural okinas)

The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (ʻ ) used to indicate the glottal stop consonant.

Translations

Polynesian apostrophe-like letter used to indicate the glottal stop consonant

Hawaiian: ʻokina
Rarotongan: ʻamata
Samoan: koma liliu
Tahitian: ʻeta
Tongan: fakauʻa
Wallisian: fakamoga

Anagrams

Nokia

Finnish

Noun

okina

essive plural of oka

Anagrams

Kaino, Nokia, akoin, kaino, kaoni, kinoa, koina, nokia, okain, onkia

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