Hawaiian Phrase · Numbers
ʻehia makahiki
Pronunciation: /EH-hee-ah MAH-kah-hee-kee/
Meaning
How old? (Literally: how many years?)
Example sentences
E kala mai iaʻu, ʻehia makahiki kou kaikuaʻana?
Excuse me, how old is your older sibling?
I ka wā hea i hoʻomaka ai ʻo ia ma ke kula, a ʻehia makahiki o kāna aʻo ʻana?
When did they start at the school, and how many years have they been teaching?
ʻAʻole hiki iaʻu ke noʻonoʻo, ʻehia makahiki ka lōʻihi o ka hana ʻana o ka hale aliʻi kahiko nei?
I can't recall, how many years old is this old palace?
About this word
“ʻehia makahiki” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning How old? (Literally: how many years?). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.