Hawaiian Phrase · Numbers
helu ʻokoʻa
Pronunciation: /HEH-loo oh-KOH-ʻah/
Meaning
Whole number, integer. It refers to a number without fractions.
Example sentences
ʻO ke kālā he mau helu ʻokoʻa kāna, ʻaʻohe ona ʻūmiʻi.
The money is in whole numbers; it doesn't have cents.
I ka wā e helu ana i ka poʻe malihini, pono mākou e hoʻohana i nā helu ʻokoʻa.
When counting the tourists, we need to use whole numbers.
Ma ka makemakika, ʻo nā helu ʻokoʻa ka mea nui loa.
In mathematics, whole numbers are very important.
About this word
“helu ʻokoʻa” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Whole number, integer. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.