Hawaiian Phrase · Numbers
helu kīnā
Pronunciation: /HEH-loo KEE-nā/
Meaning
Odd number. This phrase denotes numbers not divisible by two.
Example sentences
Ma ka helu kīnā, ʻehiku kaʻu punahele.
Of the odd numbers, seven is my favorite.
ʻAʻole hiki iā mākou ke puʻunaue i ka pūʻulu i ʻelua ʻāpana like ke loaʻa iā mākou he helu kīnā o nā mea.
We cannot divide the group into two equal parts if we have an odd number of items.
He helu kīnā ka ʻumikūmākahi, no laila, ʻaʻole ia he helu pālua.
Eleven is an odd number, therefore, it is not an even number.
About this word
“helu kīnā” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Odd number. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.