Hawaiian Phrase · Numbers
ʻelua makahiki
Pronunciation: /EH-loo-ah MAH-kah-hee-kee/
Meaning
Two years old.
Example sentences
Hele au me koʻu ʻīlio i ka hale kauka no kona nānā ʻana i ka wā he ʻelua makahiki.
I took my dog to the vet for his check-up when he was two years old.
Ua hoʻomaka ʻo ia e kamaʻilio i ka wā i hala ai ʻelua makahiki o kona mau makahiki.
She started talking when she was two years old.
E hoʻolālā ana mākou i ka pāʻina hānau no ke keiki i ka wā e piha ai ʻo ia i ʻelua makahiki.
We are planning a birthday party for the child when he turns two years old.
About this word
“ʻelua makahiki” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Two years old. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.