lā hānau

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laː haːˈnau̯/, [laː haːˈnɐw], [laː 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]
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