huhu
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Maori huhu (“larval form of this beetle”), from Proto-Polynesian *fufu (“weevil”).
Noun[edit]
huhu (plural huhus)
- A beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, endemic to New Zealand.
- Synonym: huhu beetle
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an onomatopoeic root.[1] Related to words such as huh, huhista, huhuilla.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
huhu
- rumour
- Huhu kertoo, että etsit uutta työtä.
- Rumour has it you're looking for a new job.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of huhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | huhu | huhut | ||
genitive | huhun | huhujen | ||
partitive | huhua | huhuja | ||
illative | huhuun | huhuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | huhu | huhut | ||
accusative | nom. | huhu | huhut | |
gen. | huhun | |||
genitive | huhun | huhujen | ||
partitive | huhua | huhuja | ||
inessive | huhussa | huhuissa | ||
elative | huhusta | huhuista | ||
illative | huhuun | huhuihin | ||
adessive | huhulla | huhuilla | ||
ablative | huhulta | huhuilta | ||
allative | huhulle | huhuille | ||
essive | huhuna | huhuina | ||
translative | huhuksi | huhuiksi | ||
abessive | huhutta | huhuitta | ||
instructive | — | huhuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “huhu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
huhu
Further reading[edit]
- “huhu” in Duden online
Hausa[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
An areal word found in both Afroasiatic and Nilo-Saharan, cognate to Kanuri fùfú. Cognate with Bura fufu, Mangas huhu, Ngizim fūfû, Ngamo hū̀hu, Bole hū̀hu/pū̀pu, Duwai fəkfək, Fyer vɔkɔr, Ron fòlòk, Podoko bə́fa, Uldeme mbèf, Muyang xwʊ̀vxwʊ̀v.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hū̀hū m (plural hū̀hū, possessed form hū̀hun)
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hūhū̀ m (plural hūhunā̀, possessed form hūhùn)
Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *fufu, from Proto-Oceanic *pupuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
huhu
- termite (a wood boring insect)
Verb[edit]
huhu
References[edit]
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “huhu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Mangas[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
huhu
References[edit]
- Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.
Maori[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *fufu, from Proto-Oceanic *pupuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
huhu
- huhu grub, the larval form of Prionoplus reticularis (a longhorn beetle species of the Cerambycidae family which is the largest endemic beetle found in New Zealand)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: huhu
References[edit]
- “huhu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhuhu/, [ˈhu.hʊ]
- Rhymes: -uhu
- Syllabification: hu‧hu
Interjection[edit]
huhu! (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜑᜓ)
- imitating sound of loud crying
Tongan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *susu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
huhu
- breast; breasts; teat
- Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:
- Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—
- 1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)
- There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—
- 1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)
- Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—
- Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:
- fork
- injection
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
huhu
- To suck
Adjective[edit]
huhu
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Shirley Baker (1897) An English and Tongan vocabulary (in Tongan), Auckland, NZ: Wilsons and Horton
Woi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.
Noun[edit]
huhu
- breast (female organ)
- English terms borrowed from Maori
- English terms derived from Maori
- English terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Chrysomeloid beetles
- Finnish onomatopoeias
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/uhu
- Rhymes:Finnish/uhu/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German interjections
- German colloquialisms
- Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hausa lemmas
- Hausa nouns
- Hausa masculine nouns
- ha:Anatomy
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian nouns
- Hawaiian verbs
- Hawaiian stative verbs
- haw:Insects
- Mangas terms with IPA pronunciation
- Mangas lemmas
- Mangas nouns
- zns:Anatomy
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maori lemmas
- Maori nouns
- mi:Insects
- Tagalog onomatopoeias
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/uhu
- Rhymes:Tagalog/uhu/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog interjections
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tongan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tongan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tongan lemmas
- Tongan nouns
- Tongan verbs
- Tongan adjectives
- Woi terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Woi terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Woi lemmas
- Woi nouns