kunāne

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *tuŋaane, from Proto-Polynesian *tuagaqane. Cognate with Maori tungāne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈnaː.ne/

Noun

kunāne

  1. (of a female) brother or male cousin

Usage notes

Usually used only as a term of address or an affection variant of kaikunāne.

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