okina
nounUS /oʊˈkinə/
Etymology Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻokina (“cutting off, separation”).
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The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (ʻ ) used to indicate the glottal stop consonant.
noun
US /oʊˈkinə/
Etymology Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻokina (“cutting off, separation”).
The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (ʻ ) used to indicate the glottal stop consonant.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
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