Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Numbers
hapa hā
Pronunciation: /HAH-pah HAH/
Meaning
One fourth, a quarter. One of four equal parts.
Example sentences
Mahele ʻoe i ka keke i hapa hā like no kēlā me kēia kanaka.
You divide the cake into four equal parts for each person.
He hapa hā wale nō o ka lā i koe ma mua o ko mākou haʻalele ʻana.
Only a quarter of the day was left before we departed.
Ua kiʻi ʻo ia i hapa hā o ka ʻāina no ka mahiʻai ʻana.
He took a quarter of the land for farming.
About this word
“hapa hā” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning One fourth, a quarter. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.