hú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hu"

Dakota

Noun

hú

1. bone

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 府 (“government repository; warehouse; storehouse; stores; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 府).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 俯 (“to bow one's head; to bend down; to bow; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 俯).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 捬. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 捬).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 拊 (“to clap one's hands; to strike; to beat; an ancient percussion instrument; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 拊).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 腑 (“viscera”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 腑).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 腐 (“to rot; to decay; to spoil; stale; antiquated; inflexible; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 腐).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 甫. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 甫).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 脯 (“chest; breast; dried meat; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 脯).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 黼. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 黼).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 輔 (“protective wooden bars that helped prevent a carriage from overturning; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 輔).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 撫 (“to stroke; to caress; to pat; to strike; to clap; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 撫).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 許 (“to allow; to permit; to promise; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 許).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 栩 (“oak; vivid; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 栩).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 詡 (“to boast”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 詡).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 喣. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 喣).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 煦 (“warm; kind; gentle; gracious; genial”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 煦).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 釜 (“cauldron; pot; kettle”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 釜).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 斧 (“axe; hatchet”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 斧).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 頫. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 頫).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 簠 (“rectangular bronze ritual vessel used to hold grains for sacrifices, with a two handles, four feet, and a cover in the same shape as the vessel”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 簠).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 鬴. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 鬴).

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 冔 (“cap worn during the Shang dynasty”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 冔).

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhuː]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -huː

Interjection

hú

1. wow! (the expression of surprise or mild scare)

   Synonyms: ejha, hűha, hű, tyűha, tyű, húha, azt a mindenit

   • 1845, Sándor Petőfi, János vitéz (John the Valiant), epic, part 20, translated by John Ridland:

     Hát még meg a varjúk!… hú, azok voltak ám!

     Not to mention the crows!… What a sight to be seen!

2. whoo (the expression of delight)

References

1. hú in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

• hú in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Irish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

hú!

1. hoo!
2. boohoo!

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “hú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “hú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Lakota

Noun

hú

1. leg

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• hu — nonstandard

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Romanization

hú (hu², Zhuyin ㄏㄨˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 狐
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弧
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胡
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 湖
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 糊
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蝴
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 乎
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 和
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 喖
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘝
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 囫
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壺／壶
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 媩
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抇
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 搰
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 斛
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 核
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 楜
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 槲
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 汩
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀫
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 焀
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 煳
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 猢
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瑚
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瓠
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瓳
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 箶
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 絗
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 縠
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 葫
32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔛
33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虖／呼
34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 螜
35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 衚／胡
36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 觳
37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 醐
38. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鈴／铃
39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍸／𲈋
40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頶
41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 餬／糊
42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鬍／胡
43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魱／𱇓
44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鰗／𬶞
45. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鴠／𱉗
46. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鵠／鹄
47. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鶘／鹕, 鶦／𫛷, 鹕
48. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鶲／鹟
49. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鹗

Tlingit

Pronoun

hú

1. third-person singular personal pronoun: he, she, it

See also

		singular	plural
1st person		x̱át	uháan
2nd person		wa.é	yeewháan
3rd person		hú	hás

Tlingit personal pronouns

Vietnamese

FWOTD – 17 December 2020

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hʊw˦˥]

Verb

hú • (觳)

1. to howl
   • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 3, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:

     Không ai nghe tiếng tôi hú gọi cả.

     No-one heard me howling and shouting at all.

2. (colloquial) to call for

   Có gì thì cứ hú tao nha bây.

   If anything turns up, just call me.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hú hét
• hú hồn
• hú vía

 

Related terms

• rú
• rống