uhi

See also: UHI

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

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

Noun

uhi

  1. yam (Dioscorea)

Noun

uhi

  1. covering, veil
  2. solid tattoo

Verb

uhi

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

References
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “pānini”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 364

Kapingamarangi

Noun

uhi

  1. (anatomy) nose

Maori

Etymology 1

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

uhi

  1. yam (Dioscorea)

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

See also

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

Ternate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈu.hi]

Verb

uhi

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

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

Tetum

Etymology

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

Noun

uhi

  1. sweet potato (Manihot utilissima)
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