hiu

See also: hiú and hiʻu

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• escu

Etymology

From Latin fiō, in part, and conjugation with forms of sum. See escu.

Verb

hiu (third-person singular present indicative easti, past participle futã)

1. I am.

Conjugation

past participle			futã
singular				plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
	mine/mini	tine/tini	nãs, nãsã/nãsa	noi	voi	nãsh, nãse/nãsi, elj
present	hiu, escu	hii, eshti/esci	easti/easte/easci	him/himu	hits/hitsã	suntu/sun

Related terms

• hiri/hire
• fut
• hiintsã

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Polynesian *fiu

Verb

hiu

1. to throw or fling violently, haul energetically with ropes

   Hiu nō au ā naʻu ʻoe.

   I'll sweep you off your feet.

2. get into action (as with play or sport)
3. to pursue with energy (as with love-making)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay hiu, from Proto-Malayic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu, from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.

Noun

hiu

1. shark (scaleless cartilaginous fish)

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *hiu (compare Javanese hiyu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu (compare Fijian qio), from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.

Alternative forms

• yu
• يو‏
• هيو‏

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiu/
• Rhymes: -iu, -ju, -u

Noun

hiu (Jawi spelling هيو)

1. Obsolete form of yu.

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Manx

Pronoun

hiu (emphatic form hiuish)

1. 2nd person plural of hug

   to you

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hiw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hiw˧˥]

Adjective

hiu

1. melancholic, gloomy, sad