hihi

See also: hīhī

English

Etymology 1

See hehe.

Interjection

hihi

  1. Alternative form of hehe.

Etymology 2

From Maori hihi (“ray of sun”)

Noun

hihi (plural hihis)

  1. Synonym of stitchbird.

Chinese

Etymology

From English hi. Originally used in the word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum.

Pronunciation

Noun

hihi

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) synonym of 仆街 (Classifier: 個／个 c; 條／条 c)

Verb

hi⫽hi (verb-object)

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) synonym of 仆街

Adjective

hihi

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) synonym of 仆街

See also

  • Hi Hi on The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities in Hong Kong

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi (compare with Maori whiwhi “to entangle, to wrap around”, Tahitian fifi “chain”)[1] related to Proto-Oceanic *pisi (compare with Tongan fifi “tangled, intricate, complicated”, Samoan fisi “entwine” and Fijian vici “to bind, to coil”).[2][3]

Verb

hihi

  1. to entangle, to intertwine
  2. to intermingle
  3. to creep, to spread

Derived terms

  • lā'au hihi

Noun

hihi

  1. entanglement, web
  2. snare

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hihi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 68
  2. ^ See “fifi.2a”, “fisi” in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011).
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 292-3

Japanese

Romanization

hihi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひひ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ヒヒ

Maori

Noun

hihi

  1. feeler, antenna

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhi.hi]
  • Hyphenation: hi‧hi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *sisi. Cognates include Samoan sisi and Tuvaluan hihi.

Verb

hihi (plural tahihi)

  1. (transitive) to hoist
  2. (transitive) to hang

Noun

hihi

  1. the act of hoisting
  2. the act of hanging

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *sisi. Cognates include Fijian cici and Tuvaluan sisi.

Noun

hihi

  1. a scraper for coconuts

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Samoan sisi, from English cheese.

Noun

hihi

  1. cheese

Etymology 4

Noun

hihi

  1. lower jawbone of a fish

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 317
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