hú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hu"

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦuː]

Interjection

hú

  1. hoot (sound of an owl)

Further reading

Dakota

Noun

hú

  1. bone

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 府 (“government repository; warehouse; storehouse; stores; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 府).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 俯 (“to bow one's head; to bend down; to bow; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 俯).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 捬.
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 捬).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 拊 (“to clap one's hands; to strike; to beat; an ancient percussion instrument; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 拊).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 腑 (“viscera”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 腑).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 腐 (“to rot; to decay; to spoil; stale; antiquated; inflexible; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 腐).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 甫.
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 甫).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 脯 (“chest; breast; dried meat; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 脯).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 黼.
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 黼).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 輔 (“protective wooden bars that helped prevent a carriage from overturning; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 輔).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 撫 (“to stroke; to caress; to pat; to strike; to clap; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 撫).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 許 (“to allow; to permit; to promise; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 許).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 栩 (“oak; vivid; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 栩).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 詡 (“to boast”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 詡).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 喣.
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 喣).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 煦 (“warm; kind; gentle; gracious; genial”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 煦).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 釜 (“cauldron; pot; kettle”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 釜).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 斧 (“axe; hatchet”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 斧).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 頫.
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 頫).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 簠 (“rectangular bronze ritual vessel used to hold grains for sacrifices, with a two handles, four feet, and a cover in the same shape as the vessel”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 簠).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 鬴.
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 鬴).
For pronunciation and definitions of hú – see 冔 (“cap worn during the Shang dynasty”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 冔).

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhuː]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -huː

Interjection

hú

  1. wow! (the expression of surprise or mild scare)
    Synonyms: ejha, hűha, hű, tyűha, tyű, húha, azt a mindenit
    • 1845, Sándor Petőfi, János vitéz (John the Valiant), epic,[1] part 20, translated by John Ridland:[2]
      Hát még meg a varjúk!… hú, azok voltak ám!
      Not to mention the crows!… What a sight to be seen!
  2. whoo (the expression of delight)

References

  1. ^ hú in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • hú in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Irish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

hú!

  1. hoo!
  2. boohoo!

Further reading

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hu⁵⁵/

Verb

hú

  1. (Patsho) To bolster resistance to illness through sustained physical activity.

Lakota

Noun

hú

  1. leg

Mandarin

Alternative forms

  • hu — nonstandard

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Romanization

hú (hu2, Zhuyin ㄏㄨˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 狐
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弧
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胡
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 湖
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 糊
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蝴
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 乎
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 和
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 喖
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘝
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 囫
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壺 / 壶
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 媩
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抇
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 搰
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 斛
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 核
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 楜
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 槲
  20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 汩
  21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀫
  22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 焀
  23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 煳
  24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 猢
  25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瑚
  26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瓠
  27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瓳
  28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 箶
  29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 絗
  30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 縠
  31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 葫
  32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔛
  33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虖 / 呼
  34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 螜
  35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 衚 / 胡
  36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 觳
  37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 醐
  38. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鈴 / 铃
  39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍸 / 𲈋
  40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頶
  41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 餬 / 糊
  42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鬍 / 胡
  43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魱 / 𱇓
  44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鰗 / 𬶞
  45. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鴠 / 𱉗
  46. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鵠 / 鹄
  47. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鶘 / 鹕, 鶦 / 𫛷, 鹕
  48. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鶲 / 鹟
  49. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鹗

Tlingit

Pronoun

hú

  1. third-person singular personal pronoun: he, she, it

See also

Tlingit personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person x̱át uháan
2nd person wa.é yeewháan
3rd person hú hás

Vietnamese

FWOTD – 17 December 2020

Pronunciation

Verb

hú • (觳)

  1. (onomatopoeia) to howl, to wail
    Còi hú lên.
    The siren wails.
    • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 3, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
      Không ai nghe tiếng tôi hú gọi cả.
      No-one heard me howling and shouting at all.
  2. (colloquial) to call for
    Có gì thì cứ hú tao nha bây.
    If anything turns up, just call me.

Derived terms

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