ʻelima

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Hawaiian

Hawaiian numbers (edit)
50
[a], [b] ←  4 5 6  → 
    Base form: lima
    Cardinal: ʻelima
    Ordinal: lima
    Distributive: pālima
    Fractional: hapalima

Etymology

From ʻe- (prefix for creating cardinal numbers) +‎ lima (five)

Pronunciation

Numeral

ʻelima

  1. five