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hio
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Verb
hio
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Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fio (“whistle”). Cognate with Maori whio (“whistle”), Tahitian hio (“whistle”).
Pronunciation
Verb
hio
- (intransitive) to blow in gusts
- to fart silently
- Coordinate term: pūhiʻu
Derived terms
- hihio (“soft whistling sound”)
- hiohio (“whistle softly”, verb)
Noun
hio
- gust (of wind)
- inside corners of a house (said to be where ghosts come to whistle)
Further reading
- hio in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Hokkien, specifically Zhangzhou Hokkien 香 (hioⁿ, “joss stick; incense”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Further reading
- “hio” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
hio
- Rōmaji transcription of ひお
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