hou

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See also: Hou, hōu, hóu, hǒu, hòu, and ȟou

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch houden, from Middle Dutch houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦœu/
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Verb

hou (present hou, present participle houende, past participle gehou)

  1. to hold
  2. to keep

Derived terms

Arapaho

Noun

hou

  1. blanket

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hout, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz.

Adjective

hou (not comparable)

  1. (only in set phrases) friendly, of a favourable disposition
Usage notes

Found only in the set phrase hou en trouw.

Etymology 2

Verb

hou

  1. inflection of houden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Gobasi

Pronunciation

Noun

họụ (Bibo)

  1. water
  2. river

References

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *foqou, from Proto-Central Pacific *vaqou, from Proto-Oceanic *paqoʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh.

Pronunciation

Verb

hou

  1. (stative) new (recently made or created)
  2. (stative) recent, to repeat
  3. (transitive) to thrust, jab, pierce

Adverb

hou

  1. again
  2. recently

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hou”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *ɦuː (“I”), from Pre-Hlai *C-ɣuː (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hou

  1. (humble) I; me
    Synonym: dhes

Mandarin

Romanization

hou

  1. Nonstandard spelling of hōu.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of hóu.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of hǒu.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of hòu.

Usage notes

  • 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.

Maori

Alternative forms

Adjective

hou

  1. new (recently made or created)

Middle English

Pronoun

hou

  1. Alternative form of yow

Samo

Noun

họụ

  1. water

References

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