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noho

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Cheyenne

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Numeral

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noho

  1. five

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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noho

  1. vocative singular of noha

Anagrams

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *nofo.[1][2] For sense of residing/dwelling, compare with also Malay duduk (“to sit” and “to live/reside”) and Tagalog luklok (“to sit” and “to take office/chair”).

Noun

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noho

  1. seat
  2. chair, stool, pew
  3. throne
  4. saddle (of a horse)
  5. reign, session

Verb

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noho

  1. (transitive) to sit
  2. (transitive) to reside, dwell, inhabit, occupy (land)
  3. (transitive) to reign

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “noho”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 268
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “nofo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *nofo.[1][2] For sense of residing/dwelling, compare with also Malay duduk (“to sit” and “to live/reside”) and Tagalog luklok (“to sit” and “to take office/chair”).

Verb

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noho (passive nohoia)

  1. to sit
  2. (transitive) to reside, dwell
  3. (transitive) to reign

References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 269-70
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “nofo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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  • noho” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Rapa Nui

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Verb

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noho

  1. sit

Teposcolula Mixtec

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Etymology

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Cognate with Alcozauca Mixtec nu̱ꞌu, Chayuco Mixtec noho, San Juan Colorado Mixtec nuhu, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec nūhun, Yosondúa Mixtec nuꞌun.

Noun

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noho

  1. tooth

Derived terms

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References

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  • Reyes, Antonio de los (1593) Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 82