Hawaiian Phrase · Numbers

helu kūpono

Pronunciation: /HEH-loo koo-POH-noh/

Meaning

Even number. It refers to numbers divisible by two.

Example sentences

  • ʻO ka ʻeono he helu kūpono.

    Six is an even number.

  • Ma ka pāʻani pôpeku, pono ka helu kūpono o nā mea pāʻani ma kēlā me kēia kime.

    In soccer, the number of players on each team must be an even number.

  • Ua hoʻolālā ʻo ia i nā kapa ʻaʻahu me ka helu kūpono o nā kumu hoʻohālike.

    She designed the clothes with an even number of patterns.

About this word

“helu kūpono” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Even 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.

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