tuhu

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Bunun

Noun

tuhu

  1. (anatomy) buttocks

Coastal Kadazan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *quluh.

Noun

tuhu

  1. (anatomy) head

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

tuhu f

  1. accusative singular of tuha

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu, compare Aklanon tuo.

Adverb

tuhu

  1. truly

Old Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu

Adjective

tuhu

  1. true
    • c. 1518, Sanghyang Siksakandang Karesian (Kropak 630), folio 8, recto:
      Wiraṅ ma ṅara(n)na: mumul tuhu, mumul bĕnĕr, mumul yo(g)ya, mumul duga-duga, mumul bema.
      "Wirang" means: not wanting to be honest. not wanting to be right, not wanting to be worthy. not wanting to be frank, not wanting to try.

Noun

tuhu

  1. truth
    • c. 1518, Sanghyang Siksakandang Karesian (Kropak 630), folio 20, verso:
      Tĕguhkön pagöhkön sahiṅ(g)aning tuhu...
      "Strengthen, make firm the boundaries of truth...

Sundanese

Etymology

From Old Sundanese tuhu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqu (“right, true”). Doublet of katuhu. Cognate to Javanese tuhu, Tagalog totoo.

Adjective

tuhu (Sundanese script ᮒᮥᮠᮥ)

  1. faithful
    Kuring nyumpah yén kuring bakal tuhu ngalaksanakeun kalungguhan Présidén Amérika Sarikat...
    I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States,
  2. true
  3. sincere

Derived terms

Further reading

Taivoan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *telu.

Numeral

tuhu

  1. three

References

  • Li, Jen-Kuei (2010) “tuhu”, in 新港文書研究 (in Chinese), Taipei: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, →ISBN, page 637
  • “tuhu”, in Taivoan Dictionary (in Chinese), Taiwan, 2025
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