niho

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Austronesian *nipən.

Noun

niho

  1. tooth

References

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo (compare with Maori niho, Rarotongan niʻo, Tahitian niho, Tongan nifo, Samoan niho) from Proto-Oceanic *nipon from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən (compare with Cebuano ngipon, Tagalog ngipin)

Pronunciation

Noun

niho

  1. (anatomy) tooth
  2. beak
  3. claw

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 131-2

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo (compare with Rarotongan niʻo, Tahitian niho, Tongan nifo, Samoan niho) from Proto-Oceanic *nipon from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən (compare with Cebuano ngipon, Tagalog ngipin).

Noun

niho

  1. tooth
  2. sharp edge
    Synonyms: mata, koi
  3. bud of a plant
    Synonyms: ngao, pihi

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 131-2

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “niho”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 257
  • “niho” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

Adverb

niho (Arabic spelling نھۆ)

  1. alternative form of niha (“now”)

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “niho”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 74

Nukuoro

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo.

Noun

niho

  1. tooth

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo.

Noun

niho

  1. tooth

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo.

Noun

niho

  1. tooth
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