Hawaiian Noun · Numbers
Hapahā ʻōlelo
Pronunciation: /HAH-pah-HAH OH-leh-loh/
Meaning
Referring to a specific type of quarter, often used in land division. It denotes a fractional measurement within a specific context.
Example sentences
Ua lilo kaʻu ʻāina hou i hapahā ʻōlelo ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau o ka pali.
My new land became a hapahā ʻōlelo on the north side of the cliff.
Ma mua, ua manaʻo ʻia he hapahā ʻōlelo wale nō ka ʻāina i hāʻawi ʻia no ke kula.
Before, the land given for the school was only considered a hapahā ʻōlelo.
I ka wā o ka hoʻokaʻahele ʻana i ka ʻāina, ua kapa ʻia ka palena ʻākau he hapahā ʻōlelo.
During the land division, the northern boundary was named a hapahā ʻōlelo.
About this word
“Hapahā ʻōlelo” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Referring to a specific type of quarter, often used in land division. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.