okina

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US/oʊˈkinə/

noun

The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (ʻ ) used to indicate the glottal stop consonant.

OriginHawaiian ʻokina →
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Meanings

nounokina (plural okinas)

plural okinas · alternative ʻokina

  1. The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (ʻ ) used to indicate the glottal stop consonant.

Origin

  1. Hawaiianʻoki
  2. Hawaiianʻokina
  3. Englishokina

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻokina (“cutting off, separation”).

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Translations

Hawaiian ʻokina
  • ʻokinaPolynesian apostrophe-like letter used to indicate the glottal stop consonant
Polish ʻokina
  • ʻokinaPolynesian apostrophe-like letter used to indicate the glottal stop consonant

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with okina

latinaArgentinaarenaKatrinamarinaninaPasadenareginaAngelinasubpoenaXenaDinaminaballerinagalenacarinapatinacantinaSheenafarinaRinaspirulinaBallymenaverbena
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Anagrams

NokiakoinaikonaOnika
Cite this entry
APA

okina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/okina

MLA

“okina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/okina. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “okina,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/okina.

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