hou

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See also: Hou, hōu, hóu, hǒu, hòu, and ȟou

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch houden, from Middle Dutch houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɦœu/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

hou (present hou, present participle houende, past participle gehou)

  1. to hold
  2. to keep

Derived terms[edit]

Arapaho[edit]

Noun[edit]

hou

  1. blanket

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch hout, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz.

Adjective[edit]

hou (not comparable)

  1. (only in set phrases) friendly, of a favourable disposition
Usage notes[edit]

Found only in the set phrase hou en trouw.

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

hou

  1. inflection of houden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Gobasi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

họụ (Bibo)

  1. water
  2. river

References[edit]

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *foqou, from Proto-Central Pacific *vaqou, from Proto-Oceanic *paqoʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

hou

  1. (stative) new (recently made or created)
  2. (stative) recent, to repeat
  3. (transitive) to thrust, jab, pierce

Adverb[edit]

hou

  1. again
  2. recently

References[edit]

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “hou”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hlai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hlai *ɦuː (I), from Pre-Hlai *C-ɣuː (Norquest, 2015).

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

hou

  1. (humble) I; me
    Synonym: dhes

Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

hou

  1. Nonstandard spelling of hōu.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of hóu.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of hǒu.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of hòu.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Maori[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

hou

  1. new (recently made or created)

Middle English[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

hou

  1. Alternative form of yow

Samo[edit]

Noun[edit]

họụ

  1. water

References[edit]