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uhi

See also: UHI

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (Maori uwhi, Samoan ufi),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare Fijian uvi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (compare with Malay ubi, Tagalog ube).[2]

Noun

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uhi

  1. yam (Dioscorea)
Derived terms
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  • uhi hoʻonohonoho (“variety of yam with red skin and white flesh”)
  • uhi kalakoa (“variety of yam having a tuber with mottled red and white skin and white flesh”)
  • uhi keʻokeʻo (“variety of yam having a tuber with white flesh and skin”)
  • uhi laha (“variety of yam with white flesh”)
  • uhi lehua (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink flesh”)
  • uhi Niʻihau (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink skin”)
  • uhi poni (“variety of yam having a tuber with red skin and red and white flesh”)
  • uhi ʻālela (“white yam”)
  • uhi ʻuala (“variety of yam having a tuber like a sweet potato”)
  • uhi ʻula (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink flesh”)
  • uhi ʻulaʻula (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink flesh”)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *qufi[3][1]

Noun

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uhi

  1. covering, veil
  2. solid-ink tattoo
  3. tent
Usage notes
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According to the Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, this word, in the sense of 'solid tattoo', may specifically refer to an ornamental marking on the skin made by the gall of a raw shellfish.

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Verb

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uhi

  1. (transitive) to cover, conceal, spread
  2. (transitive) to overwhelm
    Ua uhi ʻia kō lāua mau manaʻo i ke aloha.
    Their thoughts were overwhelmed with love.
  3. (figuratively) to hide the truth, deceive
  4. (transitive, of a feather cloak) to don
  5. (transitive, of a bed) to make
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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uhi

  1. large bluish-brown birthmark

Etymology 4

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Noun

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uhi

  1. oyster
  2. mother-of-pearl shank

Etymology 5

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Noun

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uhi

  1. turtle shell used for scraping olonā fibre

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “uhi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 364
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qufi.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qufi.3”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Kapingamarangi

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Noun

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uhi

  1. (anatomy) nose

Maori

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (compare with Hawaiian uhi, Samoan ufi), from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare with Fijian uvi),[1][2] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (compare with Malay ubi, Tagalog ube). Doublet of uwhi.

Noun

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uhi

  1. yam (Dioscorea)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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uhi

  1. a chisel-like tool used to puncture Maori tattoos (moko)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 573
  2. ^ “Qufi ~ Uwhi, Uhi”, in Te Māra Reo‎[2], Benson Family Trust, 2023

Ternate

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Etymology

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From Proto-North Halmahera *uhis (“to flow”).

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Verb

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uhi

  1. (intransitive) to stream, to flow
    ongo uhi ― tears flowed

Conjugation

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Conjugation of uhi
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st touhi fouhi miuhi
2nd nouhi niuhi
3rd Masculine ouhi iuhi, youhi†
Feminine mouhi
Neuter iuhi
† - archaic

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“purple yam”).

Noun

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uhi

  1. sweet potato (Manihot utilissima)
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