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ʻano

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *kano (compare Maori kano, Tahitian ʻaʻano and Tongan kano),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *kanon (flesh; kernel) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kan-ən from Proto-Austronesian *kaən-an (food, cooked rice) from Proto-Austronesian *kaən (to eat) (thus doublet of ʻai).[2] Also a doublet of ʻanoʻano.[2]

Noun

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ʻano (irregular definite article ke)

  1. kind, type
  2. nature, character
  3. mood, personality

Derived terms

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Verb

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ʻano

  1. (stative, modifying the following word) somewhat, rather

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ʻano”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 26
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kano”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online