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