niho
'Are'are
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.
Noun
niho
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *nifo (compare with Maori niho, Rarotongan niʻo, Tahitian niho, Tongan nifo, Samoan niho) from Proto-Oceanic *nipon from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən (compare with Cebuano ngipon, Tagalog ngipin)[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni.ho/
Noun
niho
Derived terms
References
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 131-2
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *nifo (compare with Rarotongan niʻo, Tahitian niho, Tongan nifo, Samoan niho) from Proto-Oceanic *nipon from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən (compare with Cebuano ngipon, Tagalog ngipin).[1]
Noun
niho
Derived terms
References
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 131-2
Further reading
- Williams, Herbert William (1917) “niho”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 257
- “niho” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɪˈhoː/
Adverb
niho (Arabic spelling نھۆ)
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “niho”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 74
Nukuoro
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *nifo.
Noun
niho
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *nifo.
Noun
niho
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *nifo.
Noun
niho