'ohana

== English == === Noun === ʻohana (plural ʻohanas) Alternative form of ohana. === Anagrams === A.A.O.H.N. == Hawaiian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔoˈha.na/, [ʔoˈhɐ.nə] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *kofa-ŋa (“nest”), equivalent to ʻohā (“taro corm growing from the older root”) +‎ -na (nominalizing suffix). Cognate with Māori kōhanga (“nest”), Rarotongan koʻanga (“nest”), Samoan ōfaga (“nest”), Tahitian ofaaraa (“nest”). ==== Noun ==== ʻohana family, relatives, kin group; ohana ʻohana holoʻokoʻa ― extended family, clan ʻohana nui ― extended family, clan === Etymology 2 === Contraction of pule ʻohana. ==== Verb ==== ʻohana (intransitive) to gather for family prayers === Further reading === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “ʻohana”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN