Hawaiian Noun · Food
ʻokina
Pronunciation: /oh-kee-nah/
Meaning
A type of sweet potato, variety of ʻuala. It is one of many traditional food varieties.
Example sentences
Ua ʻai au i ka ʻuala ʻo ʻokina no ka ʻaina ahiahi.
I ate the ʻokina sweet potato for dinner.
Maikaʻi ka hanauna ʻuala ʻo ʻokina no ka ulu ʻana i ka lepo momona.
The ʻokina sweet potato variety grows well in fertile soil.
Nohona ʻai kuʻu kupuna wahine i ka ʻokina, he meaʻai kūpono loa ia.
My grandmother grew up eating ʻokina; it’s a very suitable food.
About this word
“ʻokina” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A type of sweet potato, variety of ʻuala. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.