hapalua

Hawaiian
Hawaiian numbers (edit)
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    Base form: lua
    Cardinal: ʻelua
    Ordinal: lua
    Distributive: pālua
    Fractional: hapalua

Etymology

hapa (“portion, fraction”) +‎ lua (“two”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌha.paˈlua/, [ˌhɐ.pəˈluə]

Noun

hapalua

  1. half, half-dollar
    Hapalua hola ʻelima ― Half past 5 o'clock
  2. two portions

References
  • Kepano, editor (2020), “hapalua”, in Kepano's Combined Hawaiian Dictionary
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