The spelling of the word "Alawna" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription. The first two letters "a" and "l" are pronounced as /æl/, meaning that the word starts with a short "a" vowel sound followed by the "l" consonant sound. The subsequent letters "a", "w", "n", and "a" are pronounced as /ɔːwnə/, signifying a long "o" vowel sound, a "w" consonant sound, a nasal "n" consonant sound, and another long "a" vowel sound.