hoho

See also: hōhō, höhö, hɔhɔ, and ho ho

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *χoχó.[1] Cognates include Fon xóxó, Saxwe Gbe xíxó, Adja xoxu, Ewe xoxo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xó.xó/

Verb

hóhó (Nigeria)

  1. to be old

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 220

Japanese

Romanization

hoho

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほほ

Old High German

Adverb

hōho

  1. high

References

  • Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Sranan Tongo

Noun

hoho

  1. archaic form of o-o (“twin”)

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *òʔǫ̀.

Numeral

hoho

  1. five

References

  • Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 203v
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