Hawaiian Noun · Culture
ʻOha
Pronunciation: /OH-hah/
Meaning
Close relative, sibling, or kin. Emphasizes kinship and immediate familial bonds.
Example sentences
Ua aloha nui au i koʻu ʻohana a me koʻu mau ʻoha.
I love my family and my siblings very much.
Hele mai ʻoe, e kuʻu ʻoha, e ʻai pū me mākou.
Come here, my sibling, to eat with us.
Hoʻokahi ʻohana, hoʻokahi ʻoha; mālama kekahi i kekahi.
One family, one sibling; care for one another.
About this word
“ʻOha” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Close relative, sibling, or kin. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.