kaikuaʻana

Hawaiian

Etymology

From kai- (kinship prefix) +‎ kuaʻana (“older sibling of the same sex”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkai̯ˌku.aˈʔa.na/, [ˌkɐjˌku.wəˈʔɐ.nə], (rapid speech) [ˌkɛjˌku.wəˈʔɐ.nə]

Noun

kaikuaʻana

1. older sibling of the same sex as one

   Ua nānā au i koʻu kaikuaʻana.

   I looked at my older sibling.

Further reading

• kaikuaʻana in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.