hū

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hu"

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuː/

Etymology 1

Verb

hū

1. (intransitive) to rise, swell, inflate
2. to leaven
   1. (by extension) to ferment
3. to surge, boil, flow, overflow

Synonyms

• (rise): See Thesaurus:ala
• (leaven): hoʻohū
• (ferment): hoʻohū, ʻawaʻawa, pohā, hoʻomalamala, ʻākia, hanoa
• (overflow): See Thesaurus:hū

Derived terms

• hoʻohū (“to leaven, ferment”)

Etymology 2

Verb

hū

1. to depart, stray off course; to miss (the way)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *fuu. Compare Maori hū.

Verb

hū

1. to make a noise, roar, grunt
2. to call (out to)
3. to hum, whistle

Derived terms

• manu hū (“hummingbird”)

Interjection

hū

1. roar!
2. huh!, ah!, wow! (expression of surprise or interest)

Noun

hū

1. a spinning top (i.e. “humming top”)

   hoʻoniniu i ka hū

   to spin a top

Etymology 4

Noun

hū

1. gum, especially of the ʻōlapa tree

Etymology 5

Verb

hū

1. alternative form of hui (“to unite, join”)

Noun

hū

1. commoners, populace, citizenry

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1957) “hū”, in English–Hawaiian Dictionary. In Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi‎, 2003
• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “FUU.1A”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
• hū in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 負 (“to carry; to bear; to rely on; to load; to burden; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 負).

For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 附 (“to adhere; to stick; to rely on; to depend on; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 附).

For pronunciation and definitions of hū – 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 hū – see 父 (“father; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 父).

For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 婦 (“married woman; woman; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 婦).

For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 傅 (“teacher; instructor; to assist; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 傅).

For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 賻 (“to contribute to funeral expenses; gift of money for covering funeral costs”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 賻).

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

For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 鮒 (“carp,”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 鮒).

For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 阜 (“mound; abundant; rich; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 阜).

For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 阝 (“as left radical; as right radical”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 阝).

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

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

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

For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 柎 (“calyx of flower; railing raft”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 柎).

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

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• hu — nonstandard

Romanization

hū (hu¹, Zhuyin ㄏㄨ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 乎
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匢
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匫
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呼
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 唿
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啒
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘑／呼
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 垀
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 寣
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 峘
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 幠／𭘓
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 忽
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 戈
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 戮
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 戰／战
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抚
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 撪
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 昒
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 曶
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欻
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 歑
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泘
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 淴
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 滹
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 烀
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 烼
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 糆
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 膲
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芋
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芰
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 苸
32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虍
33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虖／呼
34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謼／呼
35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 軚／𮷗
36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 軤／轷
37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 轷
38. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 雐

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?]. Cognate with Hawaiian hū.

Verb

hū

1. to make a loud noise
2. to call (out to), signal, cooey

Interjection

hū

1. (onomatopoeia) boom!

Namuyi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦ̃ũ˧˩]
• Hyphenation: hū

Noun

hū

1. hair

References

• Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎, Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 141
• Li Jianfu (2017) A Descriptive Grammar of Namuyi Khatho spoken by Namuyi Tibetans‎, Victoria: La Trobe University (PhD Thesis), page 129