umu

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English

Noun

umu (plural umus)

  1. An earth oven used by the Maori.

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

umu m inan

  1. genitive/dative/locative singular of um
    Synonym: (locative) umě

Japanese

Romanization

umu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うむ

Maori

Noun

umu

  1. oven

Samoan

Noun

umu

  1. oven

Tat

Etymology

Cognate with Persian ما ().

Pronoun

umu

  1. we

Tokelauan

Te umu (1.1).
Te umu (2.1).

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *umu. Cognates include East Futuna umu and Tuvaluan umu.

Noun

umu

  1. titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qumu. Cognates include Hawaiian imu and Samoan umu.

Noun

umu

  1. oven
  2. cooking house
Derived terms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 47