English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Maori Hōri (George), itself from English George.

Noun

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hori (plural horis)

  1. (New Zealand, slang, sometimes derogatory) A Maori.
    • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 230:
      “I'm a typical hori after all, made to work on the chain, or be a factory hand, not try for high places.”

Usage notes

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May be pejorative when used by non-Maoris.

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Anagrams

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Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hoɾi/ [ho.ɾi]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /oɾi/ [o.ɾi]
  • Rhymes: -oɾi, -i
  • Hyphenation: ho‧ri

Etymology 1

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Unclear, from Proto-Basque *(h)ori. Possibly contains the adjectival suffix -i, while the first element has been interpreted as (h)or (dog), thus literally meaning “the color of dogs” or “tawny”.[1][2][3][4]

Adjective

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hori (comparative horiago, superlative horien, excessive horiegi)

  1. yellow
  2. (journalism) yellow, sensationalist
Declension
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Declension of hori (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive hori horia horiak
ergative horik horiak horiek
dative horiri horiari horiei
genitive horiren horiaren horien
comitative horirekin horiarekin horiekin
causative horirengatik horiarengatik horiengatik
benefactive horirentzat horiarentzat horientzat
instrumental horiz horiaz horiez
inessive anim horirengan horiarengan horiengan
inan horitan horian horietan
locative anim
inan horitako horiko horietako
allative anim horirengana horiarengana horiengana
inan horitara horira horietara
terminative anim horirenganaino horiarenganaino horienganaino
inan horitaraino horiraino horietaraino
directive anim horirenganantz horiarenganantz horienganantz
inan horitarantz horirantz horietarantz
destinative anim horirenganako horiarenganako horienganako
inan horitarako horirako horietarako
ablative anim horirengandik horiarengandik horiengandik
inan horitatik horitik horietatik
partitive horirik
prolative horitzat
Derived terms
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Noun

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hori inan

  1. yellow
Declension
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Declension of hori (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive hori horia horiak
ergative horik horiak horiek
dative horiri horiari horiei
genitive horiren horiaren horien
comitative horirekin horiarekin horiekin
causative horirengatik horiarengatik horiengatik
benefactive horirentzat horiarentzat horientzat
instrumental horiz horiaz horiez
inessive horitan horian horietan
locative horitako horiko horietako
allative horitara horira horietara
terminative horitaraino horiraino horietaraino
directive horitarantz horirantz horietarantz
destinative horitarako horirako horietarako
ablative horitatik horitik horietatik
partitive horirik
prolative horitzat

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Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)
     zuri      gris      beltz
             gorri              laranja; marroi              hori
                          berde             
                          oztin              urdin
             ubel              more              arrosa

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Basque *(h)ori. The stem of the inflected forms is *(h)oR-, with a trill.

Determiner

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hori (postposed, demonstrative)

  1. that
Declension
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Declension of Basque demonstrative determiners/pronouns
Common pronouns
hau hori hura
singular plural singular plural singular plural
absolutive hau hauek hori horiek hura haiek
ergative honek horrek hark
dative honi hauei horri horiei hari haiei
genitive honen hauen horren horien haren haien
comitative honekin hauekin horrekin horiekin harekin haiekin
causative honegatik
honengatik
hauegatik
hauengatik
horregatik
horrengatik
horiegatik
horiengatik
haregatik
harengatik
hargatik
haiegatik
haiengatik
benefactive honentzat
honendako
hauentzat
hauendako
horrentzat
horrendako
horientzat
horiendako
harentzat
harendako
haientzat
haiendako
instrumental honetaz
honezaz
honez1
hauetaz
hauezaz
hauez1
horretaz
horrezaz
horrez1
horietaz
horiezaz
horiez1
hartaz
harez1
haietaz
haiezaz
haiez1
inessive anim honengan
honen baitan
hauengan
hauen baitan
horrengan
horren baitan
horiengan
horien baitan
harengan
haren baitan
haiengan
haien baitan
inan honetan hauetan horretan horietan hartan haietan
locative anim
inan honetako hauetako horretako horietako hartako haietako
allative anim honengana
honenganat
hauengana
hauenganat
horrengana
horrenganat
horiengana
horienganat
harengana
harenganat
haren baitara
haren baitarat
haiengana
haienganat
haien baitara
haien baitarat
inan honetara
honetarat
hauetara
hauetarat
horretara
horretarat
horietara
horietarat
hartara
hartarat
haietara
haietarat
terminative anim honenganaino hauenganaino horrenganaino horienganaino harenganaino
haren baitaraino
haienganaino
haien baitaraino
inan honetaraino hauetaraino horretaraino horietaraino hartaraino haietaraino
directive anim honenganantz hauenganantz horrenganantz horienganantz harenganantz haienganantz
inan honetarantz hauetarantz horretarantz horietarantz hartarantz haietarantz
destinative anim honenganako hauenganako horrenganako horienganako harenganako haienganako
inan honeterako hauetarako horretarako horietarako hartarako haietarako
ablative anim honenganik
honengandik
hauenganik
hauengandik
horrenganik
horrengandik
horienganik
horiengandik
harenganik
harengandik
haren baitatik
haren baitarik
haienganik
haiengandik
haien baitatik
haien baitarik
inan honetatik
honetarik
hauetatik
hauetarik
horretatik
horretarik
horietatik
horietarik
hartatik
hartarik
haietatik
haietarik
Emphatic pronouns
absolutive hauxe hauexek horixe horiexek huraxe haiexek
ergative honexek horrexek harexek
dative honixe
honexeri
haueixe
hauexei
horrixe
horrexeri
horieixe
horiexei
harixe
harexeri
haieixe
haiexei
genitive honexen
honetxen
hauexen horrexen
horretxen
horiexen harexen
haretxen
haiexen
comitative honexekin
honetxekin
hauexekin horrexekin
horretxekin
horiexekin harexekin
haretxekin
haiexekin

1 Only used in certain expressions.

Pronoun

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hori (demonstrative)

  1. that one
Declension
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Declension of Basque demonstrative determiners/pronouns
Common pronouns
hau hori hura
singular plural singular plural singular plural
absolutive hau hauek hori horiek hura haiek
ergative honek horrek hark
dative honi hauei horri horiei hari haiei
genitive honen hauen horren horien haren haien
comitative honekin hauekin horrekin horiekin harekin haiekin
causative honegatik
honengatik
hauegatik
hauengatik
horregatik
horrengatik
horiegatik
horiengatik
haregatik
harengatik
hargatik
haiegatik
haiengatik
benefactive honentzat
honendako
hauentzat
hauendako
horrentzat
horrendako
horientzat
horiendako
harentzat
harendako
haientzat
haiendako
instrumental honetaz
honezaz
honez1
hauetaz
hauezaz
hauez1
horretaz
horrezaz
horrez1
horietaz
horiezaz
horiez1
hartaz
harez1
haietaz
haiezaz
haiez1
inessive anim honengan
honen baitan
hauengan
hauen baitan
horrengan
horren baitan
horiengan
horien baitan
harengan
haren baitan
haiengan
haien baitan
inan honetan hauetan horretan horietan hartan haietan
locative anim
inan honetako hauetako horretako horietako hartako haietako
allative anim honengana
honenganat
hauengana
hauenganat
horrengana
horrenganat
horiengana
horienganat
harengana
harenganat
haren baitara
haren baitarat
haiengana
haienganat
haien baitara
haien baitarat
inan honetara
honetarat
hauetara
hauetarat
horretara
horretarat
horietara
horietarat
hartara
hartarat
haietara
haietarat
terminative anim honenganaino hauenganaino horrenganaino horienganaino harenganaino
haren baitaraino
haienganaino
haien baitaraino
inan honetaraino hauetaraino horretaraino horietaraino hartaraino haietaraino
directive anim honenganantz hauenganantz horrenganantz horienganantz harenganantz haienganantz
inan honetarantz hauetarantz horretarantz horietarantz hartarantz haietarantz
destinative anim honenganako hauenganako horrenganako horienganako harenganako haienganako
inan honeterako hauetarako horretarako horietarako hartarako haietarako
ablative anim honenganik
honengandik
hauenganik
hauengandik
horrenganik
horrengandik
horienganik
horiengandik
harenganik
harengandik
haren baitatik
haren baitarik
haienganik
haiengandik
haien baitatik
haien baitarik
inan honetatik
honetarik
hauetatik
hauetarik
horretatik
horretarik
horietatik
horietarik
hartatik
hartarik
haietatik
haietarik
Emphatic pronouns
absolutive hauxe hauexek horixe horiexek huraxe haiexek
ergative honexek horrexek harexek
dative honixe
honexeri
haueixe
hauexei
horrixe
horrexeri
horieixe
horiexei
harixe
harexeri
haieixe
haiexei
genitive honexen
honetxen
hauexen horrexen
horretxen
horiexen harexen
haretxen
haiexen
comitative honexekin
honetxekin
hauexekin horrexekin
horretxekin
horiexekin harexekin
haretxekin
haiexekin

1 Only used in certain expressions.

Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ hori”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
  2. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “hori”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 314
  3. ^ Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906) “hori”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary], volume 2 (overall work in Spanish and French), Bilbao, page 126
  4. ^ Lakarra, Joseba A. (2002) “Etimologiae (proto)uasconicae LXV”, in Seminario de Filología Vasca «Julio de Urquijo»[1], page 434

Further reading

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  • hori”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • hori”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
  • Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 182

Noun

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hori

  1. plural of horo

Japanese

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Romanization

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hori

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほり

Latin

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Verb

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horī

  1. present active infinitive of horior

References

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  • hori”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Livvi

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Hori.

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hori

  1. clothes moth

Declension

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Declension of hori (Type 14/hori, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative hori horit
genitive horin horiloin
partitive horii horiloi
illative horih horiloih
inessive horis horilois
elative horispäi horiloispäi
allative horile horiloile
adessive horil horiloil
ablative horilpäi horiloilpäi
translative horikse horiloikse
essive horinnu horiloinnu
abessive horittah horiloittah
comitative horinke horiloinke
instructive horiloin
prolative horiči

References

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  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 61

Middle English

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Adjective

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hori

  1. Alternative form of hory

Romanian

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Etymology

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From horă.

Verb

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a hori (third-person singular present horește, past participle horit) 4th conjugation

  1. to dance

Conjugation

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Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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From English hold.

Verb

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hori

  1. to hold
  2. to hold onto, to retain, to catch
    Hori a f’furuman!Hold the thief!
  3. (ambitransitive) to keep (in a particular state)

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Omani Arabic هوري (hōrī), from an Indian source, likely Hindi होड़ी (hoṛī) or Gujarati હોડી (hoḍī).[1]

Noun

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hori class V (plural mahori class VI)

  1. a kind of canoe

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic خَوْر (ḵawr).

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hori class IX (plural hori class X)

  1. creek, inlet

References

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  1. ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica[2], volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10:‘Canoe’, Sw hori. From OAr hōri (R: 74), from an Indian language; cf. Gujarati hoḍī ~ hoṛī.