hinu

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *sinu (compare with Māori hinu, Rarotongan ʻinu, Tahitian hinu and Tongan huni) from Proto-Oceanic *sinu (compare with Fijian sinu). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhi.nu/ === Noun === hinu oil; grease ointment polish (organic chemistry) lipid === Verb === hinu(stative) oily, slick smooth and polished, lustrous ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Icelandic == === Pronoun === hinu dative neuter singular of hinn (“that”) === Article === hinu dative neuter singular of hinn (“the”) == Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *sinu (compare with Rarotongan ʻinu, Tahitian hinu and Tongan huni) from Proto-Oceanic *sinu (compare with Fijian sinu). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhinu/ [ˈhinʉ] === Noun === hinu fat, grease lard oil, petrol ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hinuhinu === References === === Further reading === “hinu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. == Old Norse == === Pronoun === hinu neuter dative singular of hinn ==== Declension ==== === Article === hinu neuter dative singular of hinn ==== Declension ==== == Tahitian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *sinu (compare with Tahitian hinu, Tongan huni) from Proto-Oceanic *sinu (compare with Fijian sinu). === Noun === hinu fat ==== Related terms ==== hinuhinu === References === === Further reading === Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995. “hinu” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.