Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Numbers
ʻekahi hapalua
Pronunciation: /EH-kah-hee HAH-pah-loo-ah/
Meaning
One and a half. A compound number indicating a whole and a fraction.
Example sentences
Makemake au i ʻekahi hapalua kī no ka ʻaina awakea.
I want one and a half cups of tea for afternoon snack.
He ʻekahi hapalua hola kona hiamoe ʻana i keia pō.
He slept for one and a half hours last night.
Ua ʻoki ʻo ia i ka palaoa i ʻekahi hapalua ʻāpana.
She cut the bread into one and a half slices.
About this word
“ʻekahi hapalua” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning One and a half. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.