Hawaiian Phrase · Numbers
ʻano ʻē
Pronunciation: /ʻAH-noh ʻEH/
Meaning
A different kind, another way. Can be used to refer to a different number or a count.
Example sentences
Ua hele mai ka ʻohana holoʻokoʻa, he ʻano ʻē ko lākou heluna.
The entire family came, their number was different/another count.
He ʻano ʻē kēia mea kuke, ʻaʻole like me kaʻu i ʻike ai ma mua.
This way of cooking is a different kind, it's not like what I've seen before.
Nui koʻu hauʻoli i ke kipa ʻana mai o kuʻu hoaaloha, ua ʻano ʻē ka nui o ka hauʻoli.
I am so happy my friend visited, the amount of happiness was a different kind/greater than usual.
About this word
“ʻano ʻē” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning A different kind, another way. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.