noho

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See also: nohō, Noho, NoHo, ʻǃnò̰ho, and нього

Cheyenne

Numeral

noho

  1. five

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

noho

  1. vocative singular of noha

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nofo.[1][2] For sense of residing/dwelling, compare with also Malay duduk (“to sit” and “to live/reside”) and Tagalog luklok (“to sit” and “to take office/chair”).

Noun

noho

  1. seat
  2. chair, stool, pew
  3. throne
  4. saddle (of a horse)
  5. reign, session

Verb

noho

  1. (transitive) to sit
  2. (transitive) to reside, dwell, inhabit, occupy (land)
  3. (transitive) to reign

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “noho”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 268
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “nofo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nofo.[1][2] For sense of residing/dwelling, compare with also Malay duduk (“to sit” and “to live/reside”) and Tagalog luklok (“to sit” and “to take office/chair”).

Verb

noho (passive nohoia)

  1. to sit
  2. (transitive) to reside, dwell
  3. (transitive) to reign

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 269-70
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “nofo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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

Rapa Nui

Verb

noho

  1. sit

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

Cognate with Alcozauca Mixtec nu̱ꞌu, Chayuco Mixtec noho, San Juan Colorado Mixtec nuhu, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec nūhun, Yosondúa Mixtec nuꞌun.

Noun

noho

  1. tooth

Derived terms

References

  • Reyes, Antonio de los (1593) Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 82
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