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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping of English Hungarian.

Symbol

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hu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Hungarian.

See also

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  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Hungarian terms

English

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Etymology

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Clipping of human, first offered for usage by Mikhail Epstein, professor of cultural theory at Emory University (in 2003).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Homophones: hue, huh

Pronoun

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hu (third-person singular, nominative case, reflexive huself) (epicene, nonstandard)

  1. (neologism) they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
    • 2002 January 3, Bryan T. McMahon, quoting Sasha Newborn, “A terrible book”, in The Ponchatoula Times‎[3], page 7:Hu is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, of hieroglyphics; exhibiting in hus solutions of each and all a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension preternatural.
    • 2003 October 14, Mikhail Epstein, “"Hu," from "human," as a gender-neutral pronoun”, in ‎[4] (Usenet), message-ID <[email protected]>:When the lecturer arrives, hu will be speaking on the topic of anonymity.
    • 2007 November 29, Mikhail Epstein, “hu”, in International Society for Universal Dialog‎[5], archived from the original on 2 January 2012:It's the vice-president's job to support the president and take hus place when hu is away.
    • 2008 March, Christoph Hitz, “Hu, Me?”, in Mother Jones‎[6], →ISSN:Maybe, but if his/herstory's any guide, hu has hu work cut out for hu.
  2. (neologism) them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.
    • 2006, Perry Anderson with Glenn Burgess, edited by D. N. DeLuna, The Political Imagination in History: Essays Concerning J.G.A. Pocock‎[7], Owlworks, →ISBN, page 175:One of his favorite metaphors for the historian, drawn from the "Preface" to Hegel's Philosophy of Right, likens hu to the owl of Minerva, whose flight at dusk provided the setting for mature reflection on the day that had passed.
  3. (neologism) their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with his and her.
    • 2006 October 1, “He said, she said, hu said”, in Los Angeles Times‎[8]:Now, however, the editorial writer has a new weapon in hu arsenal.
    • 2006 November 17, Rob Kyff, “Hu Joins Heesh As Neutral Pronoun”, in Hartford Courant‎[9], archived from the original on 5 March 2016:If hu doesn't do hu homework, I will fail hu.

Hyponyms

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  • (as subject): he, she
  • (as object): him, her

Derived terms

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  • huself

See also

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  • other attested gender-neutral pronouns

References

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  1. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 2 December 2017 (last accessed), archived from the original on 18 November 2020

Anagrams

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  • uh

Abau

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hu/

Noun

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hu class II gender m

  1. water

References

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  • transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

Acehnese

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Etymology

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Possible Austroasiatic origin. Compare with Bahnar huur

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hu/

Verb

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hu

  1. to light up or burn Apui ka hu.The fire has been lit
  2. (figurative) to feel your heart burning; as in due to anger or eating something spicy.

Ainu

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Verb

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hu (Kana spelling フ)

  1. to be raw, uncooked
    • フ アエㇷ゚ アエ カ エラミㇱカリ ㇷ゚ ネ クス[1]hu aep a=e ka eramiskari p ne kusuI have never eaten raw food
    • ネア メノコポ カ ネア チ アエㇷ゚ カ フ チェㇷ゚ カ アコレ[2]nea menokopo ka nea ci aep ka hu cep ka a=koreI also gave the girl cooked food and raw fish.

Conjugation

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singular plural
1st-person k(u)=hu hu=as
2nd-person e=hu eci=hu
3rd-person hu hu
4th-person hu=an hu=an

†1st-person plurals are exclusive. Inclusive 1st-person plurals are denoted by 4th-person. †4th-person: indefinite person, 1st-person inclusive plural, logophorical person, 2nd-person honorific, etc. See Ainu grammar.

References

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  • John Batchelor (1905), An Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary (including a grammar of the Ainu language)‎[10], Tokyo; London: Methodist Publishing House; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner Co., page 133, available online here
  1. ^ 木村きみ (1969), “21-2 ウエペケㇾ「アサハ セタネ イカㇻ」（姉が私を犬にした）”, in 第2年次調査研究報告書3/3, 文化庁 アイヌ語の保存・継承に必要なアーカイブ化に関する調査研究事業, published 2015年3月
  2. ^ 貝澤とぅるしの (1969), “2-2 ウエペケㇾ「ランコ カッケマッ」（桂の木の女神）”, in 第2年次調査研究報告書1/3, 文化庁 アイヌ語の保存・継承に必要なアーカイブ化に関する調査研究事業, published 2015年3月

Akan

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Pronunciation

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  • Tone: L[1]

Verb

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hu

  1. to see
  2. to discern, to descry, to find

References

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  1. ^ Kotey, Paul A. (1998), Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary‎[2], New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN
  • Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881), “hũ”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎[11], Basel, pages 192–193

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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  • Gheg: hû
    • indef. sg. huni
    • def. pl. hûj

Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *skuna < *skuja + *-na, from Proto-Indo-European *skuy-os < *skwey-.

Compare Norwegian/Faroese skon (“snout”), from Proto-Indo-European *skewd-.[1] More at hedh.

Noun

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hu m (plural hunj, definite huri, definite plural hunjtë)

  1. wooden post, fencepost
  2. stake, picket
  3. pole, stilt
  4. (colloquial) penis

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hu huri hunj hunjtë
accusative hurin
dative huri hurit hunjve hunjve
ablative hunjsh
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  • hundë

References

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  1. ^ Adam Hyllested, “Albanian hundë ‘nose’ and Faroese, SW Norwegian skon ‘snout’”, in Proceedings of the 23rd Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference (Bremen: Hempen, 2012), 73-81.

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

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Alternative forms

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  • huu, hü

Etymology

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From English who.

Pronoun

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hu

  1. who

Australian Kriol

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Etymology

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From English who.

Pronoun

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hu

  1. (interrogative) who

Central Mazahua

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /w/

Letter

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hu (upper case Hu)

  1. A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

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  • (Latin-script letters) A a, Ⱥ ⱥ, A̱ a̱, B b, C c, Cꞌ cꞌ, Cj cj, Cu cu, Cꞌu cꞌu, Cju cju, Ch ch, Chꞌ chꞌ, Chj chj, D d, Dy dy, E e, Ɇ ɇ, E̱ e̱, G g, Gu gu, Hu hu, ꞌHu ꞌhu, I i, I̱ i̱, J j, Jꞌ jꞌ, Jm jm, Jn jn, Jñ jñ, Ju ju, Jy jy, L l, M m, Mꞌ mꞌ, N n, Nꞌ nꞌ, Ñ ñ, Ñꞌ ñꞌ, O o, Ø ø, O̱ o̱, P p, Pj pj, R r, S s, T t, Tꞌ tꞌ, Tj tj, Ts ts, Tsꞌ tsꞌ, Tsj tsj, U u, Ꞹ ꞹ, U̱ u̱, X x, Z z, Zh zh, ꞌ

Chamorro

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku. Cognates include Javanese aku and Indonesian aku.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hu/

Pronoun

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hu

  1. I

Usage notes

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  • hu is used solely as a subject of a transitive verb, while yoʼ is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or an object of a transitive verb.

See also

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singular plural inclusive plural exclusive
hu-type pronouns
1st person hu ta in
2nd person un en
3rd person ha ma
yoʼ-type pronouns
1st person yoʼ hit ham
2nd person hao hamyo
3rd person gueʼ siha
emphatic pronouns
1st person guahu hita hami
2nd person hagu hamyo
3rd person guiya siha

References

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  • Donald M. Topping (1973), Chamorro Reference Grammar‎[12], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Chibcha

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hu/

Noun

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hu

  1. alternative form of bhu

References

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  • Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hugr, from Proto-Germanic *hugiz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhuˀ]

Noun

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hu c (singular definite huen, not used in plural form)

  1. inclination, sympathy
  2. mind
Declension
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commongender singular
indefinite definite
nominative hu huen
genitive hus huens
Derived terms
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  • hukommelse
  • husvale
  • ihukomme
  • komme i hu

References

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  • “hu,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhuˀ]

Verb

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hu

  1. imperative of hue

Etymology 3

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Onomatopoetic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhuː]

Interjection

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hu

  1. An expression of eeriness, horror or a very strong emotion

References

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  • “hu,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦy/
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

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hu

  1. brr (an expression of cold, fear or disgust, as if shuddering) Synonym: brr Hu, wat een engerd! ― Brr, what a creep!
  2. giddyup (exclamation to urge on an animal) Synonym: hortsik

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: hu

Interjection

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hu

  1. oh, ooh, oof, wow (indicating surprise or another strong emotion) Hu...mi kredis, ke tio ne veris.Oh...I thought that wasn't true.

See also

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  • ho
  • ŭaŭ

German

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Interjection

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hu

  1. an expression of fear or horror
  2. an expression of disgust or revulsion
  3. an exclamation expressing a sudden feeling of cold

Further reading

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  • “hu” in Duden online
  • “hu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

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Etymology

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An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhu]
  • Rhymes: -hu

Interjection

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hu

  1. boo (a loud exclamation intended to scare someone, especially a child)
  2. ah, oh (use to express fright) Hu, de megijedtem! ― Ah, you startled me!
  3. ugh (used to express repugnance, disgust)
  4. hoot (cry of an owl; see huhog)

Further reading

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  • (frightening someone or expressing horror): hu in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • (imitating a dog): hu in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Japanese

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Romanization

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hu

  1. The katakana syllable ホゥ (hu) in Hepburn-like romanization.

Lower Sorbian

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Preposition

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hu [with genitive]

  1. obsolete spelling of wu

Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic هُوَ (huwa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /u/ (between consonants)
  • IPA(key): /w/ (before or after a vowel)
  • IPA(key): /uː/ (when strongly stressed)
  • Homophone: u
  • Rhymes: -u, -uː, -w

Pronoun

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hu

  1. alternative form of huwa

Inflection

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positive huwa, hu
negative mhuwiex, mhux
possessive pronoun tiegħu
basic suffix -u, -h
direct object suffix -u, -h
indirect object suffix -lu

Mandarin

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Romanization

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hu

  1. nonstandard spelling of hū
  2. nonstandard spelling of hú
  3. nonstandard spelling of hǔ
  4. nonstandard spelling of hù

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle Dutch

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Determiner

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hu

  1. alternative spelling of u

Pronoun

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hu

  1. alternative spelling of u; accusative/dative of gi

Middle English

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Pronoun

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hu

  1. alternative form of heo (“she”)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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  • hun

Pronoun

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hu (accusative henne, genitive hennes)

  1. (Non-standard since 1959) she, (third person singular, feminine)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hon.

Pronoun

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hu

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard) alternative form of ho (“she”)
Usage notes
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Common in coastal areas between Bergen and Stavanger. In Trøndelag is used in areas of Agdenes, Froan, Ørland, Stjørdal, Verdal and Sparbu, while in the rest of Trøndelag ho is used. Hu was also used in Strinda before middle of the 20th century.

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse hú, originally onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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hu

  1. Used to express discomfort.
  2. boo hoo
  3. hoot

References

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  • “hu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

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Alternative forms

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  • hwu

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hwō. Cognate with Old Frisian hū, Old Saxon hū (Dutch hoe), Old High German wuo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xuː/, [huː]

Adverb

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hū

  1. how, in all senses, including:
    1. to what degree
      • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies Hū be mete? hū swīðe lyst þē þæs?How about food? How much dost thou desire that?
    2. in what manner
    3. in what state
  2. used in exclamations
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English Ēalā hū gōd mann!Oh, what a good person!
  3. used to introduce negative rhetorical questions
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy Hū, ne eart þū sē mann þe on mīnre scōle wǣre āfēded and ġelǣred?Aren't you the person who was raised and taught in my school?

Derived terms

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  • hūmeta

Descendants

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  • Middle English: how, hou, howe, hu, hwu, whu, wou, wu
    • English: how
    • Geordie: hoo
    • Scots: hoo, how, foo
    • Yola: fowe, how

Conjunction

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hū

  1. how, in all senses:
    1. in what manner
    2. that, the fact that (introducing direct statements)

Descendants

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  • Middle English: how, hou, howe, hu, hwu, whu, wou, wu
    • English: how
    • Geordie: hoo
    • Scots: hoo, how, foo
    • Yola: fowe, how

Old French

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Alternative forms

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  • heu
  • hue
  • hui
  • huy

Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hy/

Interjection

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hu

  1. a shouting noise made when pursuing someone or something

Noun

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hu oblique singular, m (oblique plural hus, nominative singular hus, nominative plural hu)

  1. commotion; racket (noisy situation)

References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (hu)
  • hu on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hwō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /huː/

Adverb

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hū

  1. how

Conjunction

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hū

  1. how

Synonyms

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  • hwo

Romanian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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hu

  1. hoot (cry made by an owl)

Sumerian

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Romanization

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hu

  1. romanization of 𒄷 (ḫu)

White Hmong

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Chinese 呼 (“to exhale; to shout, call”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hu˧/

Verb

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hu

  1. to call Hu kuv. ― Call me.

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[13], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25

Yanomamö

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Noun

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hu

  1. nose

References

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  • Lizot, Jacques (2004), Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎[14] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN

Zou

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Hu.

Etymology

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From Proto-Kuki-Chin *khuu, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kuw. Cognates include Chinese 荤 (hūn) and Burmese ခိုး (hkui:).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hu˧/
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Noun

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hu

  1. steam

References

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  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40

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