huntu

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown, but cognate with Ingrian huntu and Kukkuzi huntu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuntu/, [ˈhun̪t̪u]
• Rhymes: -untu
• Syllabification^(key): hun‧tu
• Hyphenation^(key): hun‧tu

Noun

huntu

1. veil (article of clothing)
2. (botany) calyptra, veil, root cap
3. (cooking) glaze (coating applied to food, usually meat, e.g. ham)
4. (astronomy) coma

   Synonym: koma

5. (geology) aureole (ring around an igneous intrusion)
6. (ornithology) a colorful part on a bird's crown, crest
7. (chemistry, masonry) bloom (deposited white surface, e.g. on bricks after firing)

Declension

Inflection of huntu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt–nn gradation)
nominative		huntu	hunnut
genitive		hunnun	huntujen
partitive		huntua	huntuja
illative		huntuun	huntuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		huntu	hunnut
accusative	nom.	huntu	hunnut
	gen.	hunnun
genitive		hunnun	huntujen
partitive		huntua	huntuja
inessive		hunnussa	hunnuissa
elative		hunnusta	hunnuista
illative		huntuun	huntuihin
adessive		hunnulla	hunnuilla
ablative		hunnulta	hunnuilta
allative		hunnulle	hunnuille
essive		huntuna	huntuina
translative		hunnuksi	hunnuiksi
abessive		hunnutta	hunnuitta
instructive		—	hunnuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of huntu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt–nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative huntuni huntuni accusative nom. huntuni huntuni gen. huntuni genitive huntuni huntujeni partitive huntuani huntujani inessive hunnussani hunnuissani elative hunnustani hunnuistani illative huntuuni huntuihini adessive hunnullani hunnuillani ablative hunnultani hunnuiltani allative hunnulleni hunnuilleni essive huntunani huntuinani translative hunnukseni hunnuikseni abessive hunnuttani hunnuittani instructive — — comitative — huntuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative huntusi huntusi accusative nom. huntusi huntusi gen. huntusi genitive huntusi huntujesi partitive huntuasi huntujasi inessive hunnussasi hunnuissasi elative hunnustasi hunnuistasi illative huntuusi huntuihisi adessive hunnullasi hunnuillasi ablative hunnultasi hunnuiltasi allative hunnullesi hunnuillesi essive huntunasi huntuinasi translative hunnuksesi hunnuiksesi abessive hunnuttasi hunnuittasi instructive — — comitative — huntuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative huntumme huntumme accusative nom. huntumme huntumme gen. huntumme genitive huntumme huntujemme partitive huntuamme huntujamme inessive hunnussamme hunnuissamme elative hunnustamme hunnuistamme illative huntuumme huntuihimme adessive hunnullamme hunnuillamme ablative hunnultamme hunnuiltamme allative hunnullemme hunnuillemme essive huntunamme huntuinamme translative hunnuksemme hunnuiksemme abessive hunnuttamme hunnuittamme instructive — — comitative — huntuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative huntunne huntunne accusative nom. huntunne huntunne gen. huntunne genitive huntunne huntujenne partitive huntuanne huntujanne inessive hunnussanne hunnuissanne elative hunnustanne hunnuistanne illative huntuunne huntuihinne adessive hunnullanne hunnuillanne ablative hunnultanne hunnuiltanne allative hunnullenne hunnuillenne essive huntunanne huntuinanne translative hunnuksenne hunnuiksenne abessive hunnuttanne hunnuittanne instructive — — comitative — huntuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative huntunsa huntunsa accusative nom. huntunsa huntunsa gen. huntunsa genitive huntunsa huntujensa partitive huntuaan huntuansa huntujaan huntujansa inessive hunnussaan hunnussansa hunnuissaan hunnuissansa elative hunnustaan hunnustansa hunnuistaan hunnuistansa illative huntuunsa huntuihinsa adessive hunnullaan hunnullansa hunnuillaan hunnuillansa ablative hunnultaan hunnultansa hunnuiltaan hunnuiltansa allative hunnulleen hunnullensa hunnuilleen hunnuillensa essive huntunaan huntunansa huntuinaan huntuinansa translative hunnukseen hunnuksensa hunnuikseen hunnuiksensa abessive hunnuttaan hunnuttansa hunnuittaan hunnuittansa instructive — — comitative — huntuineen huntuinensa

Derived terms

• hunnuttaa

compounds

• huntukielto
• huntupakko
• huntupäinen
• juurihuntu
• morsiushuntu
• sinappihuntu
• suruhuntu
• tyllihuntu

Related terms

• hunnuttaa

Further reading

• “huntu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• hutun, tuhnu

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hún.túː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hʊ́n.túː]

Adjective

huntū (feminine huntuwā, plural huntā̀yē)

1. naked, at least partly unclothed

Noun

huntū m (feminine huntuwā, plural huntā̀yē, possessed form huntun)

1. naked person
2. destitute person

Ingrian

Etymology

Related to Finnish huntu.

In the sense of the headwear, a semantic loan from Finnish huntu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhuntu/, [ˈhuntŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhuntu/, [ˈhund̥u]
• Rhymes: -untu
• Hyphenation: hun‧tu

Noun

huntu

1. synonym of kapalo (“swaddling clothes”)
2. a headwear worn by ägrämöin women

Declension

Declension of huntu (type 4/koivu, nt-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	huntu	hunnut
genitive	hunnun	huntuin, huntuloin
partitive	huntua	huntuja, huntuloja
illative	huntuu	huntui, huntuloihe
inessive	hunnuus	hunnuis, huntulois
elative	hunnust	hunnuist, huntuloist
allative	hunnulle	hunnuille, huntuloille
adessive	hunnuul	hunnuil, huntuloil
ablative	hunnult	hunnuilt, huntuloilt
translative	hunnuks	hunnuiks, huntuloiks
essive	huntunna, huntuun	huntuinna, huntuloinna, huntuin, huntuloin
exessive1)	huntunt	huntuint, huntuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• käsihuntu

References

• Volmari Porkka (1885), Ueber den Ingrischen Dialekt mit Berücksichtigung der übrigen finnisch-ingermanländischen Dialekte (in German), page 6
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 74

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quntu (“tusks of a boar”), compare Mansaka onto.

Noun

huntu

1. tooth

Alternative forms

• untu
• wuntu

Derived terms

• mahuntu

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦲꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦸ (untu) (inherited)

Further reading

• "huntu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese junto and Spanish junto and Kabuverdianu djuntu.

Adverb

huntu

1. together, jointly

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes	waos
lemes ka sorangan	{{{les}}}
lemes ka batur	{{{leb}}}
loma	huntu
cohag	{{{co}}}

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quntu (“tusks of a boar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hunˈtu/
• Hyphenation: hun‧tu

Noun

huntu (Sundanese script ᮠᮥᮔ᮪ᮒᮥ)

1. tooth

Derived terms

• huntu gelap
• huntu gégép
• huntu kala
• ngahuntu

Further reading

• "HOENTOE", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian huntu.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈhuntu/, [ˈhuntu]
• Rhymes: -untu
• Hyphenation: hun‧tu

Noun

huntu

1. swaddling clothes

Inflection

Declension of huntu (type II/võrkko, nt-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	huntu	hunnud
genitive	hunnu	huntujõ
partitive	huntua	huntuit
illative	huntu, huntusõ	huntuisõ
inessive	hunnuz	huntuiz
elative	hunnuss	huntuiss
allative	hunnullõ	huntuillõ
adessive	hunnull	huntuill
ablative	hunnult	huntuilt
translative	hunnussi	huntuissi
'Standardized' inflection based on the Vaipooli dialects; see WT:AVOT. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects. *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “huntu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Tallinn