uhu

See also: Uhu, ùhʻù, and ūhʻū

English

Interjection

uhu

1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of uh-huh.

See also

• uh-uh
• uh, oh

Barasana

Noun

uhu

1. master

Derived terms

• oko uhu

References

• 1982, Hugh-Jones, Barasana Cosmology, in Ethnoastronomy and archaeoastronomy in the American tropics

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia, related to uhog, the dialectal variant of huhog. The German Uhu (“Eurasian eagle owl”) probably also contributed to its spread in zoological jargon and colloquial language. First attested in 1822.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuhu]
• Rhymes: -hu
• Hyphenation: uhu
• Syllabification: u‧hu

Noun

uhu (plural uhuk)

1. Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	uhu	uhuk
accusative	uhut	uhukat
dative	uhunak	uhuknak
instrumental	uhuval	uhukkal
causal-final	uhuért	uhukért
translative	uhuvá	uhukká
terminative	uhuig	uhukig
essive-formal	uhuként	uhukként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	uhuban	uhukban
superessive	uhun	uhukon
adessive	uhunál	uhuknál
illative	uhuba	uhukba
sublative	uhura	uhukra
allative	uhuhoz	uhukhoz
elative	uhuból	uhukból
delative	uhuról	uhukról
ablative	uhutól	uhuktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	uhué	uhuké
non-attributive possessive – plural	uhuéi	uhukéi

Possessive forms of uhu

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	uhum	uhuim
2nd person sing.	uhud	uhuid
3rd person sing.	uhuja	uhui
1st person plural	uhunk	uhuink
2nd person plural	uhutok	uhuitok
3rd person plural	uhujuk	uhuik

Further reading

• uhu in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Italian

Interjection

uhu

1. alternative spelling of uh
   • 1945, Elio Vittorini, Uomini e no, Mondadori, published 1972, page 165:

     «Uhu!» disse Blut.
     «Anch'io lo dico. Uhu! Bisogna che tu cambi.»

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

• oh-oh
• uh-uh

Ivatan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧hu

Noun

uhu

1. (anatomy) head
2. chief

Kambera

Noun

uhu

1. rice

   uhu karohu ― peeled rice

References

• Marian Klamer (1998), A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 134

Portuguese

Interjection

uhu!

1. (Brazil) woohoo!

Quechua

Noun

uhu

1. cough

Declension

Declension of uhu

	singular	plural
nominative	uhu	uhukuna
accusative	uhuta	uhukunata
dative	uhuman	uhukunaman
genitive	uhup	uhukunap
locative	uhupi	uhukunapi
terminative	uhukama	uhukunakama
ablative	uhumanta	uhukunamanta
instrumental	uhuwan	uhukunawan
comitative	uhuntin	uhukunantin
abessive	uhunnaq	uhukunannaq
comparative	uhuhina	uhukunahina
causative	uhurayku	uhukunarayku
benefactive	uhupaq	uhukunapaq
associative	uhupura	uhukunapura
distributive	uhunka	uhukunanka
exclusive	uhulla	uhukunalla

Possessive forms of uhu

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative uhuy uhuykuna accusative uhuyta uhuykunata dative uhuyman uhuykunaman genitive uhuypa uhuykunap locative uhuypi uhuykunapi terminative uhuykama uhuykunakama ablative uhuymanta uhuykunamanta instrumental uhuywan uhuykunawan comitative uhuynintin uhuykunantin abessive uhuyninnaq uhuykunannaq comparative uhuyhina uhuykunahina causative uhuyrayku uhuykunarayku benefactive uhuypaq uhuykunapaq associative uhuypura uhuykunapura distributive uhuyninka uhuykunanka exclusive uhuylla uhuykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative uhuyki uhuykikuna accusative uhuykita uhuykikunata dative uhuykiman uhuykikunaman genitive uhuykipa uhuykikunap locative uhuykipi uhuykikunapi terminative uhuykikama uhuykikunakama ablative uhuykimanta uhuykikunamanta instrumental uhuykiwan uhuykikunawan comitative uhuykintin uhuykikunantin abessive uhuykinnaq uhuykikunannaq comparative uhuykihina uhuykikunahina causative uhuykirayku uhuykikunarayku benefactive uhuykipaq uhuykikunapaq associative uhuykipura uhuykikunapura distributive uhuykinka uhuykikunanka exclusive uhuykilla uhuykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative uhun uhunkuna accusative uhunta uhunkunata dative uhunman uhunkunaman genitive uhunpa uhunkunap locative uhunpi uhunkunapi terminative uhunkama uhunkunakama ablative uhunmanta uhunkunamanta instrumental uhunwan uhunkunawan comitative uhunintin uhunkunantin abessive uhunninnaq uhunkunannaq comparative uhunhina uhunkunahina causative uhunrayku uhunkunarayku benefactive uhunpaq uhunkunapaq associative uhunpura uhunkunapura distributive uhuninka uhunkunanka exclusive uhunlla uhunkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative uhunchik uhunchikkuna accusative uhunchikta uhunchikkunata dative uhunchikman uhunchikkunaman genitive uhunchikpa uhunchikkunap locative uhunchikpi uhunchikkunapi terminative uhunchikkama uhunchikkunakama ablative uhunchikmanta uhunchikkunamanta instrumental uhunchikwan uhunchikkunawan comitative uhunchiknintin uhunchikkunantin abessive uhunchikninnaq uhunchikkunannaq comparative uhunchikhina uhunchikkunahina causative uhunchikrayku uhunchikkunarayku benefactive uhunchikpaq uhunchikkunapaq associative uhunchikpura uhunchikkunapura distributive uhunchikninka uhunchikkunanka exclusive uhunchiklla uhunchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative uhuyku uhuykukuna accusative uhuykuta uhuykukunata dative uhuykuman uhuykukunaman genitive uhuykupa uhuykukunap locative uhuykupi uhuykukunapi terminative uhuykukama uhuykukunakama ablative uhuykumanta uhuykukunamanta instrumental uhuykuwan uhuykukunawan comitative uhuykuntin uhuykukunantin abessive uhuykunnaq uhuykukunannaq comparative uhuykuhina uhuykukunahina causative uhuykurayku uhuykukunarayku benefactive uhuykupaq uhuykukunapaq associative uhuykupura uhuykukunapura distributive uhuykunka uhuykukunanka exclusive uhuykulla uhuykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative uhuykichik uhuykichikkuna accusative uhuykichikta uhuykichikkunata dative uhuykichikman uhuykichikkunaman genitive uhuykichikpa uhuykichikkunap locative uhuykichikpi uhuykichikkunapi terminative uhuykichikkama uhuykichikkunakama ablative uhuykichikmanta uhuykichikkunamanta instrumental uhuykichikwan uhuykichikkunawan comitative uhuykichiknintin uhuykichikkunantin abessive uhuykichikninnaq uhuykichikkunannaq comparative uhuykichikhina uhuykichikkunahina causative uhuykichikrayku uhuykichikkunarayku benefactive uhuykichikpaq uhuykichikkunapaq associative uhuykichikpura uhuykichikkunapura distributive uhuykichikninka uhuykichikkunanka exclusive uhuykichiklla uhuykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative uhunku uhunkukuna accusative uhunkuta uhunkukunata dative uhunkuman uhunkukunaman genitive uhunkupa uhunkukunap locative uhunkupi uhunkukunapi terminative uhunkukama uhunkukunakama ablative uhunkumanta uhunkukunamanta instrumental uhunkuwan uhunkukunawan comitative uhunkuntin uhunkukunantin abessive uhunkunnaq uhunkukunannaq comparative uhunkuhina uhunkukunahina causative uhunkurayku uhunkukunarayku benefactive uhunkupaq uhunkukunapaq associative uhunkupura uhunkukunapura distributive uhunkunka uhunkukunanka exclusive uhunkulla uhunkukunalla

See also

• uhuy

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

uhu

1. hoot (cry made by an owl)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

uhu (Cyrillic spelling уху)

1. dative/locative singular of uho

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uuhi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *uče, possibly from earlier Proto-Finno-Ugric *uwi-či, possibly borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognates include Finnish uuhi.

Noun

uhu

1. young ewe

Inflection

Inflection of uhu (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	uhu
genitive sing.	uhun
partitive sing.	uhud
partitive plur.	uhuid
	singular	plural
nominative	uhu	uhud
accusative	uhun	uhud
genitive	uhun	uhuiden
partitive	uhud	uhuid
essive-instructive	uhun	uhuin
translative	uhuks	uhuikš
inessive	uhus	uhuiš
elative	uhuspäi	uhuišpäi
illative	uhuze	uhuiže
adessive	uhul	uhuil
ablative	uhulpäi	uhuilpäi
allative	uhule	uhuile
abessive	uhuta	uhuita
comitative	uhunke	uhuidenke
prolative	uhudme	uhuidme
approximative I	uhunno	uhuidenno
approximative II	uhunnoks	uhuidennoks
egressive	uhunnopäi	uhuidennopäi
terminative I	uhuzesai	uhuižesai
terminative II	uhulesai	uhuilesai
terminative III	uhussai	—
additive I	uhuzepäi	uhuižepäi
additive II	uhulepäi	uhuilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “ярка”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika