Hawaiian Phrase · Numbers
helu pahupahu
Pronunciation: /HEH-loo PAH-hoo-PAH-hoo/
Meaning
Score, tally (in games or counting). It refers to keeping track of points or counts.
Example sentences
E ʻoluʻolu mai ʻoe e mālama i ka helu pahupahu o ka pāʻani.
Please take care of the score of the game.
Ma mua o ka hoʻomaka ʻana, pono mākou e hoʻopaʻa i kā mākou helu pahupahu mua.
Before we begin, we need to establish our initial tally.
He mea nui ka helu pahupahu pololei i ka wā o ka hoʻokūkū.
An accurate scorekeeping is important during the competition.
About this word
“helu pahupahu” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Score, tally (in games or counting). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.