ʻanoano — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /ah-no-AH-no/ — syllables: ah · no · AH · no
Meaning
Seed. Specifically refers to the small embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering.
How to pronounce ʻanoano
Hawaiian vowels are always sounded separately. A kahakō (line above a vowel) lengthens it; the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in “uh-oh”.
Frequently asked
What does ʻanoano mean?
Seed. Specifically refers to the small embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering.
How do you pronounce ʻanoano?
ʻanoano is pronounced /ah-no-AH-no/ — broken into syllables: ah · no · AH · no. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is ʻanoano a noun?
Yes — ʻanoano is classified as a noun in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Plants category.
Where does this definition come from?
Definitions and pronunciations on hawaiian-words.com are drawn from the authoritative Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary (rev. ed. 1986), the standard scholarly reference for ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.