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.

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