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单词 hanai
释义

hanai

See also: hānai

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian hānai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑːnaɪ/

Noun

hanai (uncountable)

  1. (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.

Adjective

hānai (not comparable)

  1. (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
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