Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Numbers
ana ʻāpana
Pronunciation: /AH-nah ʻAH-pah-nah/
Meaning
Area measurement. The measure of a surface.
Example sentences
ʻO kaʻu mahiʻai he ʻelua ʻeka ka nui, he ana ʻāpana maikaʻi ia no ke kanu ʻana.
My farm is two acres, that's a good area measurement for planting.
Pehea ka nui o ka ana ʻāpana o kēia lumi hōkele?
How large is the area measurement of this hotel room?
Ua ana ʻāpana ʻia ka ʻāina no ke kūkulu ʻana i hale hou.
The land was measured for its area to build a new house.
About this word
“ana ʻāpana” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Area measurement. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.