Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvs., Portion, fragment, part, fraction, installment; to be partial, less.

• Source:
  • English: half.
• Examples:
  • Ka ʻike hapa, limited knowledge.
  • Ua hapa nā hae, the flags are at half-mast.
• Related:
  • hoʻohapa Caus/sim.; To lessen, diminish.
• References:
  • Cf. hapahā, hapalua, etc.

2. nvs., Of mixed blood, person of mixed blood, as hapa Hawaiʻi, part Hawaiian.

• References:
  • See hapa haole.

3. n., A-minor in music.

• References:
  • See lele #7.

v., To diminish; to make less; to decrease; to be partly done. as a job of work.

s., An indefinite part of a thing; a few; a small part.

n., An indefinite part of a thing; a few; a small part; sometimes a half.

v., To be diminished; to be made less; to be partly done.