okina

See also: ōkina and ʻokina

English

Alternative forms

• ʻokina

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /oʊˈkinə/

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• Rhymes: -iːnə

Noun

okina (plural okinas)

1. 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

1. essive plural of oka

Anagrams

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