hou
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch houden, from Middle Dutch houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hou (present hou, present participle houende, past participle gehou)
Derived terms edit
Arapaho edit
Noun edit
hou
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch hout, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz.
Adjective edit
hou (not comparable)
- (only in set phrases) friendly, of a favourable disposition
Usage notes edit
Found only in the set phrase hou en trouw.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
hou
- inflection of houden:
Gobasi edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
họụ (Bibo)
References edit
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
- D. and C. Leroy, J. Rule, Gobosi Organised Phonology Data
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *foqou, from Proto-Central Pacific *vaqou, from Proto-Oceanic *paqoʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hou
- (stative) new (recently made or created)
- (stative) recent, to repeat
- (transitive) to thrust, jab, pierce
Adverb edit
hou
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hou”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hlai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Hlai *ɦuː (“I”), from Pre-Hlai *C-ɣuː (Norquest, 2015).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
hou
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
hou
- Nonstandard spelling of hōu.
- Nonstandard spelling of hóu.
- Nonstandard spelling of hǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling of hòu.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Maori edit
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
hou
- new (recently made or created)
Middle English edit
Pronoun edit
hou
- Alternative form of yow
Samo edit
Noun edit
họụ
References edit
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67