Hawaiian Noun · Time
hebedoma
Pronunciation: /heh-beh-DOH-mah/
Meaning
Week. A period of seven days.
Example sentences
Ua hala ʻekolu hebedoma mai koʻu hoʻi ʻana mai Hawaiʻi.
Three weeks have passed since my return from Hawaiʻi.
He hana nui koʻu i kēia hebedoma hoʻokahi.
I have a lot of work this one week.
E hoʻomākaukau ana mākou no ka pāʻina i ka la a ʻapōpō, ma hope o ʻelua hebedoma.
We are preparing for the party tomorrow, after two weeks.
About this word
“hebedoma” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Week. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Time. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.