hoʻolina — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /hoh-oh-LEE-nah/ — syllables: hoh · oh · LEE · nah
Meaning
Heritage, legacy; that which is handed down from ancestors, including traditions, values, and knowledge.
How to pronounce hoʻolina
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 hoʻolina mean?
Heritage, legacy; that which is handed down from ancestors, including traditions, values, and knowledge.
How do you pronounce hoʻolina?
hoʻolina is pronounced /hoh-oh-LEE-nah/ — broken into syllables: hoh · oh · LEE · nah. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is hoʻolina a noun?
Yes — hoʻolina is classified as a noun in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Culture 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.