ihu

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *iho. Cognate with Finnish iho (skin).

Noun

ihu (genitive ihu, partitive ihu)

  1. flesh, body, skin

Declension

Declension of ihu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ihu ihud
accusative nom.
gen. ihu
genitive ihude
partitive ihu ihusid
illative ihhu
ihusse
ihudesse
inessive ihus ihudes
elative ihust ihudest
allative ihule ihudele
adessive ihul ihudel
ablative ihult ihudelt
translative ihuks ihudeks
terminative ihuni ihudeni
essive ihuna ihudena
abessive ihuta ihudeta
comitative ihuga ihudega

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *icu (compare Fijian ucu and ucuna, Samoan isu),[1][2] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ (compare Tagalog ilong, Malay hidung), *ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.hu/

Noun

ihu

  1. nose (organ of the face)
  2. snout, trunk (of an elephant)
  3. beak, bill
  4. prow of a boat

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “isu1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  2. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ihu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 95

Maori

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *icu (compare Fijian ucu and ucuna, Samoan isu),[1][2] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ (compare Tagalog ilong, Malay hidung), *ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ.

Noun

ihu

  1. nose (organ of the face)
  2. prow of a boat

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 101-2
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “isu1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Further reading

  • ihu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

  • ihv

Proper noun

ihu m

  1. abbreviation of Ihesu (Jesus)

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *icu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, *ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ.

Noun

ihu

  1. nose (organ of the face)

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *icu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, *ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *mujiŋ.

Noun

ihu

  1. nose (organ of the face)

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

Pronoun

ihu

  1. you (personal pronoun)

Zo'é

Noun

ihu

  1. deer