Hawaiian Phrase · Numbers
helu ʻāpana
Pronunciation: /HEH-loo Ā-pah-nah/
Meaning
Fraction, part of a whole. It refers to a numerical fraction.
Example sentences
Ua helu ʻia ka hapakolu o ka ʻāpala ma ke ʻano he helu ʻāpana.
One-third of the apple was counted as a fraction.
Me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka helu ʻāpana, ua mahele ʻia ka nui o ka wai.
Using a fraction, the amount of water was divided.
Hōʻike ka palapala noi i ka helu ʻāpana o nā haumāna i komo i ka papahana.
The application form shows the fraction of students who enrolled in the program.
About this word
“helu ʻāpana” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Fraction, part of a whole. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.