hanai
See also: hānai
English
Etymology
From Hawaiian hānai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑːnaɪ/
Noun
hanai (uncountable)
- (Hawaii) The practice of traditional Hawaiian adoption of one child into another family.
- 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press 2012, page 8:
- The practice of hānai was abhorrent to the New England missionaries, who discouraged it.
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Adjective
hānai (not comparable)
- (Hawaii) Adopted in the traditional Hawaiian way, made a complete part of the family.
- This is Kimo, my hanai brother.
Coordinate terms
- adopted
- foster
Anagrams
- Anahi, Hai'an, Haian, Hania