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hio

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See also: ĥio and hiʻo

Finnish

Verb

hio

  1. inflection of hioa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fio (whistle). Cognate with Maori whio (whistle), Tahitian hio (whistle).

Pronunciation

Verb

hio

  1. (intransitive) to blow in gusts
  2. to fart silently
    Coordinate term: pūhiʻu

Derived terms

  • hihio (soft whistling sound)
  • hiohio (whistle softly, verb)

Noun

hio

  1. gust (of wind)
  2. inside corners of a house (said to be where ghosts come to whistle)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien, specifically Zhangzhou Hokkien (hioⁿ, joss stick; incense).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhio̯/
  • Hyphenation: hio

Noun

hio (plural hio-hio)

  1. (Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism) joss stick; incense
    Synonyms: dupa, kemenyan, luban, setanggi

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

hio

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひお

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