Wiktionary

umu

See also: Umu, umu-, and ụmụ

English edit

Noun edit

umu (plural umus)

  1. An earth oven used by the Maori.

Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

umu m inan

  1. genitive/dative/locative singular of um
    Synonym: (locative) umě

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

umu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うむ

Maori edit

Noun edit

umu

  1. oven

Samoan edit

Noun edit

umu

  1. oven

Tat edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Persian ما (mâ).

Pronoun edit

umu

  1. we

Tokelauan edit

 
Te umu (1.1).
 
Te umu (2.1).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈu.mu]
  • Hyphenation: u‧mu

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *umu. Cognates include East Futuna umu and Tuvaluan umu.

Noun edit

umu

  1. titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *qumu. Cognates include Hawaiian imu and Samoan umu.

Noun edit

umu

  1. oven
  2. cooking house
Derived terms edit

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 47
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