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Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from French huet. See hueto. Decision no. 1402, Progreso VII.
Pronunciation
Noun
huo (plural hui)
- (ornithology) owl, particularly the little owl (Athene noctua)
Derived terms
References
- Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 296
- Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 200
Mandarin
Romanization
huo (huo5／huo0, Zhuyin ˙ㄏㄨㄛ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 和
Romanization
huo
- Nonstandard spelling of huō.
- Nonstandard spelling of huó.
- Nonstandard spelling of huǒ.
- Nonstandard spelling of huò.
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.
Middle English
Pronoun
huo
- (especially Kent) Alternative form of who (“who”, nominative)
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwō.
Adverb
huo
- how
Descendants
Further reading
- “huo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Romanian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
huo
- boo
Swahili
Adjective
huo
- Class III / M class inflected form of hiyo.
- U class inflected form of hiyo.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Interjection
huo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜂ) (Rizal)
- Alternative form of oo: yes