ohu
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori [Term?].
Noun
ohu (plural ohus or ohu)
- (New Zealand, historical) A kind of rural commune established in New Zealand under a government scheme of the mid-1970s.
Anagrams
Calamian Tagbanwa
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔhu/
Noun
ohu (Tagbanwa spelling ᝠᝰᝳ)
- dog (animal)
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Estonian
Noun
ohu
- genitive singular of oht
Extremaduran
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus.
Noun
ohu
Gun
Etymology 1
From Proto-Gbe *-χʷú.[1] Cognates include Fon xú, Saxwe Gbe oxú, Adja exu, Ewe eƒu
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.xú/
Noun
ohú (plural ohú lẹ́) (Nigeria)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Gbe *-χʷu.[2] Cognates include Fon xù, Saxwe Gbe axù, Saxwe Gbe ɛxù, Adja axu, Ewe ƒu
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.xù/
Noun
ohù (plural ohù lẹ́) (Nigeria)
References
- ^ 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 212
- ^ 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), pages 219, 222