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okina

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /oʊˈkinə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːnə

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Hawaiian ʻoki Hawaiian -na Hawaiian ʻokinabor. English okina Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻokina (“cutting off, separation”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hawaiian: ʻokina — Polynesian apostrophe-like letter used to indicate the glottal stop consonant
  • Rarotongan: ʻamata — Polynesian apostrophe-like letter used to indicate the glottal stop consonant
  • Samoan: koma liliu — Polynesian apostrophe-like letter used to indicate the glottal stop consonant
  • Tahitian: ʻeta — Polynesian apostrophe-like letter used to indicate the glottal stop consonant
  • Tongan: fakauʻa — Polynesian apostrophe-like letter used to indicate the glottal stop consonant
  • Wallisian: fakamoga — Polynesian apostrophe-like letter used to indicate the glottal stop consonant