iho

See also: ihō, IHO, and ịhọ

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu, from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.

Noun

iho

1. shark

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu, from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧ho
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔiho/ [ˈʔi.ho]

Noun

iho (Badlit spelling ᜁᜑᜓ)

1. a shark (a scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head)

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu, from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔiho/ [ˈʔi.ho]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔiʔo/ [ˈʔi.ʔo] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: i‧ho

Noun

ího (Basahan spelling ᜁᜑᜓ)

1. shark

   Synonym: pating

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *iho, from Proto-Uralic *iša. Cognates include Moksha ёжа (joža, “skin”), Erzya ёжо (jožo, “surface”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiho/, [ˈiɦo̞]
• Rhymes: -iho
• Syllabification^(key): i‧ho
• Hyphenation^(key): iho

Noun

iho

1. skin (of a human being)
2. (biology) skin of a human being or an animal

Declension

Inflection of iho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		iho	ihot
genitive		ihon	ihojen
partitive		ihoa	ihoja
illative		ihoon	ihoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		iho	ihot
accusative	nom.	iho	ihot
	gen.	ihon
genitive		ihon	ihojen
partitive		ihoa	ihoja
inessive		ihossa	ihoissa
elative		ihosta	ihoista
illative		ihoon	ihoihin
adessive		iholla	ihoilla
ablative		iholta	ihoilta
allative		iholle	ihoille
essive		ihona	ihoina
translative		ihoksi	ihoiksi
abessive		ihotta	ihoitta
instructive		—	ihoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of iho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ihoni ihoni accusative nom. ihoni ihoni gen. ihoni genitive ihoni ihojeni partitive ihoani ihojani inessive ihossani ihoissani elative ihostani ihoistani illative ihooni ihoihini adessive ihollani ihoillani ablative iholtani ihoiltani allative iholleni ihoilleni essive ihonani ihoinani translative ihokseni ihoikseni abessive ihottani ihoittani instructive — — comitative — ihoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ihosi ihosi accusative nom. ihosi ihosi gen. ihosi genitive ihosi ihojesi partitive ihoasi ihojasi inessive ihossasi ihoissasi elative ihostasi ihoistasi illative ihoosi ihoihisi adessive ihollasi ihoillasi ablative iholtasi ihoiltasi allative ihollesi ihoillesi essive ihonasi ihoinasi translative ihoksesi ihoiksesi abessive ihottasi ihoittasi instructive — — comitative — ihoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ihomme ihomme accusative nom. ihomme ihomme gen. ihomme genitive ihomme ihojemme partitive ihoamme ihojamme inessive ihossamme ihoissamme elative ihostamme ihoistamme illative ihoomme ihoihimme adessive ihollamme ihoillamme ablative iholtamme ihoiltamme allative ihollemme ihoillemme essive ihonamme ihoinamme translative ihoksemme ihoiksemme abessive ihottamme ihoittamme instructive — — comitative — ihoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ihonne ihonne accusative nom. ihonne ihonne gen. ihonne genitive ihonne ihojenne partitive ihoanne ihojanne inessive ihossanne ihoissanne elative ihostanne ihoistanne illative ihoonne ihoihinne adessive ihollanne ihoillanne ablative iholtanne ihoiltanne allative ihollenne ihoillenne essive ihonanne ihoinanne translative ihoksenne ihoiksenne abessive ihottanne ihoittanne instructive — — comitative — ihoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ihonsa ihonsa accusative nom. ihonsa ihonsa gen. ihonsa genitive ihonsa ihojensa partitive ihoaan ihoansa ihojaan ihojansa inessive ihossaan ihossansa ihoissaan ihoissansa elative ihostaan ihostansa ihoistaan ihoistansa illative ihoonsa ihoihinsa adessive ihollaan ihollansa ihoillaan ihoillansa ablative iholtaan iholtansa ihoiltaan ihoiltansa allative iholleen ihollensa ihoilleen ihoillensa essive ihonaan ihonansa ihoinaan ihoinansa translative ihokseen ihoksensa ihoikseen ihoiksensa abessive ihottaan ihottansa ihoittaan ihoittansa instructive — — comitative — ihoineen ihoinensa

Derived terms

• -ihoinen
• ihokas
• ihottuma

compounds

• appelsiini-iho
• ihoalue
• ihohengitys
• ihohuokonen
• ihoinfektio
• ihojaoke
• ihojauhe
• ihokarva
• ihokasvain
• ihokeliakia
• ihokerros
• ihokoe
• ihokudos
• iholihaksisto
• ihomaali
• ihomato
• ihomelanooma
• ihonalainen
• ihonhoito
• ihonkuorinta
• ihonmyötäinen
• ihonpuhdistus
• ihonsiirto
• ihonväri
• ihonvärinen
• iho-oire
• ihopaita
• ihopistokoe
• ihopoimu
• ihorasva
• ihosairaus
• ihosiirre
• ihosolu
• ihosyöpä
• ihotauti
• ihoteippi
• ihotuberkuloosi
• ihotulehdus
• ihovoide
• ihoväri
• lihas-ihohermo
• ongelmaiho
• persikkaiho
• pohjeihohermo
• sekaiho

See also

• nahka

Further reading

• “iho”, 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

• hio, hoi, ohi, ohi-

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ho/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *iso (compare with Māori iho), a variant of *uso (compare with Māori uho), from Proto-Oceanic *uso (“core of a fruit”).

Noun

iho

1. core, pith
2. axis, axle

Derived terms

• ihoiho

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *hifo, from Proto-Oceanic *sipo (“descend, go down”).

Noun

iho

1. descent

Particle

iho

1. downward, below
2. next, afterwards

   iho nei – recently, short time ago

3. self, personally

Synonyms

• ihola

Antonyms

• aʻe
• aʻela

Verb

iho

1. (intransitive) to go down, descend

Antonyms

• piʻi

Derived terms

• hoʻoiho (causative)

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• ihong

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hijo (“son”), from Old Spanish fijo, from Latin filius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔiho/ [ˈʔi.ho]
• Hyphenation: i‧ho

Noun

iho (feminine iha, Kur-itan spelling ᜁᜑᜓ)

1. son
2. term of endearment for a boy by an older person

   Synonyms: anak, nakong, balong, tsiko

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *iho. Cognates include Finnish iho and Estonian ihu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈiho/, [ˈiho̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈiho/, [ˈiɣ̥o̞ˑ]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈiho/, [ˈiho̞ˑ]
• Rhymes: -iho
• Hyphenation: i‧ho

Noun

iho

1. skin (of a human)

Declension

Declension of iho (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	iho	ihot
genitive	ihon	ihhoin, iholoin
partitive	ihhoa	ihoja, iholoja
illative	ihhoo	ihhoi, iholoihe
inessive	ihos	ihois, iholois
elative	ihost	ihoist, iholoist
allative	iholle	ihoille, iholoille
adessive	ihol	ihoil, iholoil
ablative	iholt	ihoilt, iholoilt
translative	ihoks	ihoiks, iholoiks
essive	ihonna, ihhoon	ihoinna, iholoinna, ihhoin, iholoin
exessive1)	ihont	ihoint, iholoint
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.

Synonyms

• hippiä (any), nahka (of an animal)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 88
• Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 44

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁ilyós

Proto-Italic *θīlios

Proto-Italic *fīlios

Latin fīlius

Old Spanish fijo

Spanish hijobor.

Tagalog iho

Borrowed from Spanish hijo, from Old Spanish fijo, from Latin fīlius, from Proto-Italic *fīlios, from *θīlios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁ilyós, from *dʰeh₁(y)- + *-yós.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔiho/ [ˈʔiː.ho]
• Rhymes: -iho
• Syllabification: i‧ho

Noun

iho (feminine iha, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜑᜓ)

1. son
2. (endearing) term of endearment for a boy by an older person

   Synonym: anak

Usage notes

• Depending on context and tone, the term may also be used condescendingly or dismissively, as if the speaker were talking to a young child and perceived as less knowledgeable or capable.

Related terms

• iha
• iha-adoptiba
• ihada
• ihado
• iho de puta
• iho-adoptibo
• unika iha
• uniko iho

Further reading

• “iho”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *iho.

Noun

iho (genitive iho, partitive ihho)

1. body

Declension

Inflection of iho

	singular	plural
nominative	iho	ihoq
accusative	iho	ihoq
genitive	iho	ihhõ ihha
partitive	ihho	ihhõ ihha
illative	ihho	ihhõ ihhõhe ihha ihhahe
inessive	ihon ihohn	ihõn ihhõn ihan ihhan ihõhn ihhõhn ihahn ihhahn
elative	ihost	ihõst ihhõst ihast ihhast
allative	iholõ	ihõlõ ihhõlõ ihalõ ihhalõ
adessive	ihol	ihõl ihhõl ihal ihhal
ablative	iholt	ihõlt ihhõlt ihalt ihhalt
translative	ihos	ihõs ihhõs ihas ihhas
terminative	ihoniq	ihõniq ihhõniq ihaniq ihhaniq
abessive	iholdaq	ihõldaq ihhõldaq ihaldaq ihhaldaq
comitative	ihogaq	ihhõgaq ihhagaq

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *iho.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈiho/, [ˈiho]
• (Jõgõperä) IPA^(key): /ˈiho/, [ˈiho]
• (Central Votic) IPA^(key): /ˈiho/, [ˈiɦo]
• Rhymes: -iho
• Hyphenation: i‧ho

Noun

iho

1. body
2. skin

Inflection

Declension of iho (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	iho	ihod
genitive	iho	ihojõ
partitive	ihhoa	ihoit
illative	ihho, ihosõ	ihoisõ
inessive	ihoz	ihoiz
elative	ihoss	ihoiss
allative	ihollõ	ihoillõ
adessive	iholl	ihoill
ablative	iholt	ihoilt
translative	ihossi	ihoissi
'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), “iho”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• uwò (Ijebu)
• uò (Ekiti)

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruboid *á-wò or Proto-Yoruboid *ú-wò, cognate with Igala áwò. The transition from /w/ to /h/ in Standard Yoruba is systematic, with Central Yoruba and Southeast Yoruba dialects maintaining /w/ or deleting the /w/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.hò/

Noun

ihò

1. hole

Related terms

• kòtò
• ọ̀fìn