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ohana

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /əˈhɑːnə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /oʊˈhɑːnə/
  • rhymes with -ɑːnə

1

noun

Meaning 1

An extended Hawaiian family unit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hawaii

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻohana (“family, kin”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أُوهَانَا (ʔūhānā) — extended Hawaiian family unit
  • Galician: ohana — extended Hawaiian family unit
  • Georgian: ოხანა (oxana) — extended Hawaiian family unit
  • German: Ohana — extended Hawaiian family unit
  • Hawaiian: ʻohana — extended Hawaiian family unit
  • Japanese: オハナ (ohana) — extended Hawaiian family unit
  • Korean: 오하나 (ohana) — extended Hawaiian family unit
  • Russian: оха́на (oxána) — extended Hawaiian family unit
  • Spanish: ohana — extended Hawaiian family unit