Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Numbers
helu ʻekolu
Pronunciation: /HEH-loo EH-koh-loo/
Meaning
Number three; indicating the third in a sequence or rank. Refers to order.
Example sentences
ʻO ka haumāna ma ka lālani helu ʻekolu ʻo ia kaʻu keiki.
The student in the third row is my child.
E kali ʻoe i ka helu ʻekolu ma mua o kou hele ʻana i waho.
You should wait for number three before you go outside.
Ua lanakila ʻo ia ma ka lā helu ʻekolu o ka hoʻokūkū.
He won on the third day of the competition.
About this word
“helu ʻekolu” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Number three; indicating the third in a sequence or rank. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.