uhi

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (Maori uwhi, Samoan ufi),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare Fijian uvi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (compare with Malay ubi, Tagalog ube).[2]

Noun[edit]

uhi

  1. yam (Dioscorea)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *qufi[3][1]

Noun[edit]

uhi

  1. covering, veil
  2. solid tattoo

Verb[edit]

uhi

  1. (transitive) to cover, conceal, spread, overwhelm

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “uhi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 364
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qufi.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qufi.3”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Kapingamarangi[edit]

Noun[edit]

uhi

  1. (anatomy) nose

Maori[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (compare with Hawaiian uhi, Samoan ufi), from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare with Fijian uvi),[1][2] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (compare with Malay ubi, Tagalog ube). Doublet of uwhi.

Noun[edit]

uhi

  1. yam (Dioscorea)

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

uhi

  1. a chisel-like tool used to puncture Maori tattoos (moko)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 573
  2. ^ “Qufi ~ Uwhi, Uhi”, in Te Māra Reo‎[2], Benson Family Trust, 2023

Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-North Halmahera *uhis (“to flow”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

uhi

  1. (intransitive) to stream, to flow
    ongo uhi ― tears flowed

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of uhi
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st touhi fouhi miuhi
2nd nouhi niuhi
3rd Masculine ouhi iuhi, youhi†
Feminine mouhi
Neuter iuhi
† - archaic

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“purple yam”).

Noun[edit]

uhi

  1. sweet potato (Manihot utilissima)
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