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Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (Maori uwhi, Samoan ufi),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare Fijian uvi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (compare with Malay ubi, Tagalog ube).[2]
Noun
uhi
- yam (Dioscorea)
Derived terms
- uhi hoʻonohonoho (“variety of yam with red skin and white flesh”)
- uhi kalakoa (“variety of yam having a tuber with mottled red and white skin and white flesh”)
- uhi keʻokeʻo (“variety of yam having a tuber with white flesh and skin”)
- uhi laha (“variety of yam with white flesh”)
- uhi lehua (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink flesh”)
- uhi Niʻihau (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink skin”)
- uhi poni (“variety of yam having a tuber with red skin and red and white flesh”)
- uhi ʻālela (“white yam”)
- uhi ʻuala (“variety of yam having a tuber like a sweet potato”)
- uhi ʻula (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink flesh”)
- uhi ʻulaʻula (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink flesh”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *qufi[3][1]
Noun
uhi
- covering, veil
- solid-ink tattoo
- tent
Usage notes
According to the Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, this word, in the sense of 'solid tattoo', may specifically refer to an ornamental marking on the skin made by the gall of a raw shellfish.
Derived terms
Verb
uhi
- (transitive) to cover, conceal, spread
- (transitive) to overwhelm
Ua uhi ʻia kō lāua mau manaʻo i ke aloha.- Their thoughts were overwhelmed with love.
- (figuratively) to hide the truth, deceive
- (transitive, of a feather cloak) to don
- (transitive, of a bed) to make
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
uhi
- large bluish-brown birthmark
Etymology 4
Noun
uhi
- oyster
- mother-of-pearl shank
Etymology 5
Noun
uhi
- turtle shell used for scraping olonā fibre
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “uhi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 364
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qufi.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qufi.3”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Kapingamarangi
Noun
uhi
- (anatomy) nose
Maori
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (compare with Hawaiian uhi, Samoan ufi), from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare with Fijian uvi),[1][2] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (compare with Malay ubi, Tagalog ube). Doublet of uwhi.
Noun
uhi
- yam (Dioscorea)
Etymology 2
Noun
uhi
- a chisel-like tool used to puncture Maori tattoos (moko)
See also
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 573
- ^ “Qufi ~ Uwhi, Uhi”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2023
Ternate
Etymology
From Proto-North Halmahera *uhis (“to flow”).
Pronunciation
Verb
uhi
- (intransitive) to stream, to flow
- ongo uhi ― tears flowed
Conjugation
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“purple yam”).
Noun
uhi
- sweet potato (Manihot utilissima)