lā hānau
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laː haːˈnau̯/, [laː haːˈnɐw]
- (rapid speech) IPA(key): [laː haːˈnɔw]
Noun
lā hānau
- 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