ʻano

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ano"

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *kano (compare Maori kano, Tahitian ʻaʻano and Tongan kano),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *kanon (“flesh; kernel”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kan-ən from Proto-Austronesian *kaən-an (“food, cooked rice”) from Proto-Austronesian *kaən (“to eat”) (thus doublet of ʻai).[2] Also a doublet of ʻanoʻano.[2]

Noun[edit]

ʻano (irregular definite article ke)

  1. kind, type
  2. nature, character
  3. mood, personality

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

ʻano

  1. (stative, modifying the following word) somewhat, rather

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻano”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 26
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kano”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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