uhi
Hawaiian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
edituhi
Derived terms
edit- 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
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *qufi[3][1]
Noun
edituhi
Usage notes
editAccording 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.
Derived terms
editVerb
edituhi
- (transitive) to cover, conceal, spread
- (transitive) to overwhelm
- Ua uhi ʻia kō lāua mau manaʻo i ke aloha.
- Their thoughts were overwhelmed with love.
- (figuratively) to hide the truth, deceive
- (transitive, of a feather cloak) to don
- (transitive, of a bed) to make
Derived terms
edit- hoʻouhi (“to cover”)
Etymology 3
editNoun
edituhi
Etymology 4
editNoun
edituhi
Etymology 5
editNoun
edituhi
References
edit- ↑ 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
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qufi.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qufi.3”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- uhi in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
Kapingamarangi
editNoun
edituhi
Maori
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
edituhi
Etymology 2
editNoun
edituhi
See also
editReferences
editTernate
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-North Halmahera *uhis (“to flow”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edituhi
- (intransitive) to stream, to flow
- ongo uhi ― tears flowed
Conjugation
editsingular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | touhi | fouhi | miuhi | |
2nd person | nouhi | niuhi | ||
3rd person |
masculine | ouhi | iuhi youhi (archaic) | |
feminine | mouhi | |||
neuter | iuhi |
References
edit- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tetum
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“purple yam”).
Noun
edituhi
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