huhu

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Māori huhu (“larval form of this beetle”), from Proto-Polynesian *fufu (“weevil”). === Noun === huhu (plural huhus) A beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, endemic to New Zealand. Synonym: huhu beetle === Anagrams === uh uh, uh-uh, uhuh == Finnish == === Etymology === From an onomatopoeic root. Related to words such as huh, huhista, huhuilla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuhu/, [ˈhuhu] Rhymes: -uhu Syllabification(key): hu‧hu Hyphenation(key): hu‧hu === Noun === huhu rumor/rumour ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “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 2 July 2023 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuːhuː/ === Interjection === huhu (informal) hey (calling out to someone to catch their attention, often across a distance) (colloquial) hello, hi (as a greeting) === Further reading === “huhu” in Duden online “huhu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Hausa == === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== IPA(key): /hùː.húː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hùː.húː] ==== Noun ==== hū̀hū m (plural hū̀hū, possessed form hū̀hun) lung === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /húː.hùː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [húː.hùː] ==== Noun ==== hūhū̀ m (plural hūhunā̀, possessed form hūhùn) wrapping used to store kola nuts == Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *fufu, from Proto-Oceanic *pupuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhu.hu/ === Noun === huhu termite (a wood boring insect) === Verb === huhu (stative) worm-eaten (stative) rotten === References === Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “huhu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN == Mangas == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hùhú/ === Noun === huhu lungs === References === Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge. == Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *fufu, from Proto-Oceanic *pupuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuhu/ [ˈhʉhʉ] === Noun === 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 ==== → English: huhu === References === “huhu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. == Tagalog == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhuhu/ [ˈhuː.hʊ] Rhymes: -uhu Syllabification: hu‧hu === Interjection === huhu! (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜑᜓ) imitating sound of loud crying == Tongan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *susu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hu.hu/ === Noun === 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) fork injection ==== Derived terms ==== huhu taʻofi === Verb === huhu To suck === Adjective === huhu wet === Related terms === huhua === References === Shirley Baker (1897), An English and Tongan vocabulary (in Tongan), Auckland, NZ: Wilsons and Horton == Woi == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu. === Noun === huhu breast (female organ)