Hawaiian Noun · Body
hānō
Pronunciation: /hah-noh/
Meaning
asthma
Example sentences
Ua loaʻa ʻo ia i ka maʻi hānō i kona wā liʻiliʻi.
He has had asthma since he was young.
Pono ʻo ia e lawe i kāna lāʻau no ka hānō i kēlā me kēia lā.
He needs to take his medicine for asthma every day.
Ke paʻakikī nei ka hanu ʻana o ka pēpē ma muli o ka hānō.
The baby is having difficulty breathing because of asthma.
About this word
“hānō” is a Hawaiian noun meaning asthma. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Body. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.