ʻekahi
Hawaiian
edit| 10 | ||||
| ← 0 | 1 | 2 → | 10 → | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base form: kahi Cardinal: hoʻokahi, ʻekahi Ordinal: mua Distributive: pākahi | ||||
Etymology
editFrom ʻe- (“prefix for creating cardinal numbers”) + kahi (“one”)
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editʻekahi
- one
- ʻekahi, ʻelua, ʻekolu ― one, two, three
Usage notes
editʻEkahi should be used primarily while counting; if one is talking about a single object, hoʻokahi should be used instead.