hiko

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Hiko, hikō, and Hikō

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

hiko

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひこ

Maori[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Compare with Maori uira, Hawaiian uila, Tahitian uira and Tongan ʻuhila for semantic extension into "electricity". (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhi.ko/, [ˈhi.kɔ]

Noun[edit]

hiko

  1. lightning
    Synonym: uira
  2. electricity
    Synonym: uira

Verb[edit]

hiko

  1. (of lightning, etc.) to flash
    Synonyms: karamu, kohiko, kohikohiko, kōwhā, kōhā, rapa, rarapa, uira

Related terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

hiko

  1. (attributive) electric; electrical; electronic
    Synonym: uira

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb[edit]

hiko

  1. to stimulate
  2. to grab; to grasp

References[edit]

  • “hiko” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Sambali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku, from Proto-Austronesian *sikux.

Noun[edit]

hiko

  1. (anatomy) elbow
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=hiko&oldid=77897485"