huhu

English

Etymology

Maori

Noun

huhu (plural huhus)

Wikipedia

1. A beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, endemic to New Zealand.

Anagrams

• uh-uh, uhuh

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Finnish

Etymology

Noun

huhu

1. rumor/rumour

   Huhu kertoo, että etsit uutta työtä.

   Rumour has it you're looking for a new job.

Declension

Declension of huhu (type valo) singular plural nominative huhu huhut genitive huhun huhujen partitive huhua huhuja accusative huhu huhun huhut inessive huhussa huhuissa elative huhusta huhuista illative huhuun huhuihin adessive huhulla huhuilla ablative huhulta huhuilta allative huhulle huhuille essive huhuna huhuina translative huhuksi huhuiksi instructive – huhuin abessive huhutta huhuitta comitative – huhuineen

Derived terms

• huhuta

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhuːhuː/

Interjection

huhu

1. (colloquial) hello

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Tongan

FWOTD - 24 January 2013

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *susu

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhu.hu/

Noun

huhu

1. 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)

2. fork

Verb

huhu

1. To suck

Adjective

huhu

1. wet

Related terms

• huhua

References

• 1897, Shirley Baker, An English and Tongan vocabulary. Wilsons and Horton: Auckland, NZ.

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Woi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

Noun

huhu

1. breast (female organ)