hapalua

Hawaiian

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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.paˈlu.a/, [ˌhɐ.pəˈlu.wə]

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