hou
See also: Hou, hōu, hóu, hǒu, hòu, and ȟou
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch houden, from Middle Dutch houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦœu/
Audio (file)
Verb
hou (present hou, present participle houende, past participle gehou)
- to hold
- to keep
Derived terms
- hou van
Arapaho
Noun
hou
- blanket
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɑu̯/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hou
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯
- Homophones: houw, Houw
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch hout, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz.
Adjective
hou (not comparable)
- (only in set phrases) friendly, of a favourable disposition
Usage notes
Found only in the set phrase hou en trouw.
Verb
hou
- first-person singular present indicative of houden
- imperative of houden
Gobasi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɔ̃u/
Noun
họụ (Bibo)
- water
- river
References
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
- D. and C. Leroy, J. Rule, Gobosi Organised Phonology Data
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *foqou, from Proto-Central Pacific *vaqou, from Proto-Oceanic *paqoʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhou̯/, [ˈhow]
Verb
hou
- (stative) new (recently made or created)
- (stative) recent, to repeat
- (transitive) to thrust, jab, pierce
Adverb
hou
- again
- recently
References
- “hou” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
Hlai
Etymology
From Proto-Hlai *ɦuː (“I”), from Pre-Hlai *C-ɣuː (Norquest, 2015).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA(key): /hou˥˧/
Pronoun
hou
- (humble) I; me
- Synonym: dhes
Mandarin
Romanization
hou
- Nonstandard spelling of hōu.
- Nonstandard spelling of hóu.
- Nonstandard spelling of hǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling of hòu.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Maori
Alternative forms
- hōu
Adjective
hou
- new (recently made or created)
Middle English
Pronoun
hou
- Alternative form of yow
Samo
Noun
họụ
- water
References
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67