Hawaiian Noun · Family
ʻānamu
Pronunciation: /AH-nah-moo/
Meaning
Aunt. A female relative of the parental generation.
Example sentences
Ua hele ʻo Pua i ka hale o kona ʻānamu.
Pua went to her aunt's house.
Hele mai ʻoe e ʻai me kou ʻānamu.
Come eat with your aunt.
Manaʻo nui ke kupuna wahine i kāna ʻānamu.
The grandmother thinks a lot of her aunt (niece).
About this word
“ʻānamu” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Aunt. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Family. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.