guh

See also: gu h- and ġuħ

Translingual

Symbol

guh

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Guahibo.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Guahibo terms

Chichicapan Zapotec

Noun

guh

1. sweet potato

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *gáwšah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰáwšas; cognate with Persian گوش (guš).

Noun

guh m

1. ear

Pali

Alternative forms

• gūh

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गुह् (guh).

Root

guh (Pali name guha)

1. to hide

Derived terms

Verbs

• gũhati
• gũheti

Non-present participles, gerundives, absolutives and infinitives

• guyha
• gūḷha

Nouns

• guhā

Pali terms belonging to the root guh (0 c, 3 e)

Tedim Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rus.

Noun

guh

1. bone

References

• Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Zhuang

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Tai *koːᴮ (“to build”), although the vowel and the tone of guh [kuːᴮ²] shows irregularity as a reflex of it.

In Northern Tai, cognate with Bouyei gueh.

In Central Tai, possibly cognate with Tày có.

In Southwestern Tai, possibly cognate with Thai ก่อ (gɔ̀ɔ), Lao ກໍ່ (kǭ), Tai Nüa ᥐᥨᥝᥱ (kǒw), Northern Thai ᨠᩬᩴ᩵, Shan ၵေႃႇ (kàu), Ahom 𑜀𑜦𑜡 (kō).

Compare Old Chinese 構 (OC *koːs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ku˧/
• Tone numbers: gu⁶
• Hyphenation: guh

Verb

guh (Sawndip forms 𫩏 or ⿰丨口 or 𬺣 or 骨 or 哭 or 𢫈 or 枯 or 个 or 𡊜, 1957–1982 spelling guƅ)

1. to make; to create
2. to build; to construct
3. to farm; to plough; to work (land)
4. to hit; to strike
5. to write; to compose
6. to sing; to perform (a folk song)
7. to hold; to put on (a celebration)
8. to do (a job, task, etc.)
9. to be; to become (friends, a couple, etc.)
10. to be (a role); to serve as; to work as
11. to use as; to use instead of
12. to pretend to be; to act like

References

• 古壮字字典 [Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN