umu

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See also: Umu, umu-, and ụmụ

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

umu (plural umus)

  1. An earth oven used by the Maori.

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

umu m inan

  1. genitive/dative/locative singular of um
    Synonym: (locative) umě

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

umu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うむ

Maori[edit]

Noun[edit]

umu

  1. oven

Samoan[edit]

Noun[edit]

umu

  1. oven

Tat[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Persian ما (mâ).

Pronoun[edit]

umu

  1. we

Tokelauan[edit]

Te umu (1.1).
Te umu (2.1).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈu.mu]
  • Hyphenation: u‧mu

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *umu. Cognates include East Futuna umu and Tuvaluan umu.

Noun[edit]

umu

  1. titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *qumu. Cognates include Hawaiian imu and Samoan umu.

Noun[edit]

umu

  1. oven
  2. cooking house
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 47
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