ʻohana

See also: ohana and 'ohana

Hawaiian

Etymology

From 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”).

Pronunciation

ʻohana o mōʻī Pelekāne
the British royal family
  • IPA(key): /ʔoˈha.na/, [ʔoˈhɐnə]

Noun

ʻohana

  1. family, relatives, kin group; ohana
    ʻohana holoʻokoʻa ― extended family, clan
    ʻohana nui ― extended family, clan

Verb

ʻohana

  1. (intransitive) to gather for family prayers (short for pule ʻohana)
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