kuaʻana

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tua-kana (“older sibling of the same sex”),

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.aˈʔa.na/, [ku.wəˈʔɐ.nə]

Noun

kuaʻana

  1. term of a address for an older sibling or cousin of the same sex
  2. first brewage of liquor
    Coordinate term: pōkiʻi

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