mahele

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

  • māhele

Etymology

ma- (stative prefix) +‎ hele (“to cut”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈhe.le/, [məˈhɛ.lɛ]

Noun

mahele

  1. division, section
  2. portion, installment
  3. (mathematics) denominator

Verb

mahele(transitive)

  1. to divide
  2. to translate, to interpret

Derived terms

  • hoʻomāhele (causative)
  • māhelehele (reduplicated form)

References

  • Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 71
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