huun

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German huon, from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn, from Proto-Germanic *hōną n (hen; chicken). Cognate with German Huhn.

Noun

huun m (plural hüunediminutive hüunle) (Sette Comuni)

  1. chicken (meat)
    Synonym: (Luserna) henn
  2. capon
    Dar huun ist an gahòoldar haano.
    A capon is a castrated rooster.

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Further reading

  • “huun” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Northern Ohlone

Etymology

Compare Central Sierra Miwok húŋ·u-. Possibly related to Southern Ohlone ummuh.

Noun

huun

  1. wolf

References

María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎, Unpublished

Tausug

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həqə (yes; expression of agreement).[1] Compare Palawan Batak ee, Cebuano oo and Hiligaynon hoo.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /huʔun/
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: hu‧un

Adverb

huun

  1. yes

References

  1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*heqe”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tetum

Pronunciation

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Noun

huun

  1. blow, blast
  2. spirit