ʻāluna
Hawaiian
Etymology
Compound of
ʻalu
(
“
to descend
”
)
+
-na
(
nominalizing suffix; compare
English
-ing
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʔaːˈlu.na/
,
[ʔaːˈlu.nə]
Noun
ʻāluna
descent