hiva

From Proto-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Oceanic *hiwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

hiva

1. nine

• hive (e and split infinitives)

From English heave, from Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”). Doublet of hevja.

hiva (present tense hiv, past tense heiv, past participle hive, present participle hivande, imperative hiv)

1. (transitive) to lift, heave, tow
2. (transitive) to throw

hiva

1. good, exceptional, useful

• “hiva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from English heave. Attested since 1840. Doublet of native häva.

hiva (present hivar, preterite hivade, supine hivat, imperative hiva)

1. (often with a particle, for example upp or ut) to heave
   1. to heave (move (something heavy) with a heaving motion)
   2. to heave (pull up with a rope or cable)
   3. (figuratively) to get rid of (something)

      De hivade hela rasket

      They got rid of everything

   4. (reflexive) to heave oneself (move oneself with effort)

      Bergsklättraren hivade sig upp på avsatsen

      The mountain climber heaved himself onto the ledge

• häva

• hiva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hiva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hiva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

From Proto-Polynesian *siwa. Cognates include Maori hiwa and Samoan siva.

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

hiva

1. dance
2. ball, dancing

hiva (plural hihiva)

1. (intransitive) to dance

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 319

• IPA^(key): /hi.va/

From Proto-Tongic *hiva, from Proto-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Oceanic *hiwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

hiva

1. nine

   Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:

   Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—

   1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)

   There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—

   1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

hiva

1. song

hiva

1. to sing