lā hānau

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaː haːˈnau̯/, [ˈlaː haːˈnɐw], [ˈlaː haːˈnɔw] (rapid speech)

Noun

lā hānau

1. birthday

   Synonym: lā piha makahiki

   Hauʻoli lā hānau! ― Happy birthday!

Derived terms

• kāleka lā hānau (“birthday card”)
• pāʻina lā hānau (“birthday party”)

References

• Kepano, editor ((Can we date this quote?)), “CHD - English-Hawaiian - B”, in Kepano's Combined Hawaiian Dictionary‎^[1]