uhi

See also: UHI

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.hi/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (Maori uwhi, Samoan ufi), from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare Fijian uvi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (compare with Malay ubi, Tagalog ube).

Noun

uhi

1. yam (Dioscorea)

Derived terms

• uhi hoʻonohonoho (“variety of yam with red skin and white flesh”)
• uhi kalakoa (“variety of yam having a tuber with mottled red and white skin and white flesh”)
• uhi keʻokeʻo (“variety of yam having a tuber with white flesh and skin”)
• uhi laha (“variety of yam with white flesh”)
• uhi lehua (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink flesh”)
• uhi Niʻihau (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink skin”)
• uhi poni (“variety of yam having a tuber with red skin and red and white flesh”)
• uhi ʻālela (“white yam”)
• uhi ʻuala (“variety of yam having a tuber like a sweet potato”)
• uhi ʻula (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink flesh”)
• uhi ʻulaʻula (“variety of yam having a tuber with pink flesh”)

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qufi

Noun

uhi

1. covering, veil
2. solid-ink tattoo
3. tent

Usage notes

According to the Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, this word, in the sense of 'solid tattoo', may specifically refer to an ornamental marking on the skin made by the gall of a raw shellfish.

Derived terms

• kākau uhi (“to tattoo with solid ink”)
• uhia (“covering”)

Verb

uhi

1. (transitive) to cover, conceal, spread
2. (transitive) to overwhelm

   Ua uhi ʻia kō lāua mau manaʻo i ke aloha.

   Their thoughts were overwhelmed with love.

3. (figuratively) to hide the truth, deceive
4. (transitive, of a feather cloak) to don
5. (transitive, of a bed) to make

Derived terms

• hoʻouhi (“to cover”)

Etymology 3

Noun

uhi

1. large bluish-brown birthmark

Etymology 4

Noun

uhi

1. oyster
2. mother-of-pearl shank

Etymology 5

Noun

uhi

1. turtle shell used for scraping olonā fibre

References

• uhi in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Kapingamarangi

Noun

uhi

1. (anatomy) nose

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (compare with Hawaiian uhi, Samoan ufi), from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare with Fijian uvi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (compare with Malay ubi, Tagalog ube). Doublet of uwhi.

Noun

uhi

1. yam (Dioscorea)

Etymology 2

Noun

uhi

1. a chisel-like tool used to puncture Maori tattoos (moko)

See also

• oka
• uwhi

Ternate

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *uhis (“to flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈu.hi]

Verb

uhi

1. (intransitive) to stream, to flow

   ongo uhi ― tears flowed

Conjugation

Conjugation of uhi
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	touhi	fouhi	miuhi
2nd	nouhi	niuhi
3rd	Masculine	ouhi	iuhi, youhi†
Feminine	mouhi
Neuter	iuhi
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“purple yam”).

Noun

uhi

1. sweet potato (Manihot utilissima)