hiko

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See also: Hiko, hikō, and Hikō

Japanese

Romanization

hiko

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひこ

Maori

Etymology 1

Compare with Maori uira, Hawaiian uila, Tahitian uira and Tongan ʻuhila for semantic extension into "electricity". (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

hiko

  1. lightning
    Synonym: uira
  2. electricity
    Synonym: uira

Verb

hiko

  1. (of lightning, etc.) to flash
    Synonyms: karamu, kohiko, kohikohiko, kōwhā, kōhā, rapa, rarapa, uira

Related terms

Adjective

hiko

  1. (attributive) electric; electrical; electronic
    Synonym: uira

Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

hiko

  1. to stimulate
  2. to grab; to grasp

References

  • “hiko” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun

hiko

  1. (anatomy) elbow
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