Hawaiian Number · Numbers
ʻEkolu
Pronunciation: /eh-KOH-loo/
Meaning
Three. The third number.
Example sentences
Ua ʻai nā keiki ʻekolu i ka laulau.
The three children ate the table.
ʻEkolu mau hōkū i ʻike ʻia ma ka lani i kēia pō.
Three stars were seen in the sky tonight.
Hele ʻo ia i ka hale kūʻai i ʻekolu manawa i kēia pule.
He went to the store three times this week.
About this word
“ʻEkolu” is a Hawaiian number meaning Three. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.