# hū
## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhuː/

### Etymology 1
#### Verb

hū
* (intransitive) to rise, swell, inflate
* to leaven
** (by extension) to ferment
* to surge, boil, flow, overflow

##### Synonyms

* (rise): See Thesaurus:ala
* (leaven): hoʻohū
* (ferment): hoʻohū, ʻawaʻawa, pohā, hoʻomalamala, ʻākia, hanoa
* (overflow): See Thesaurus:hū

##### Derived terms

* hoʻohū (“to leaven, ferment”)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

hū
* to depart, stray off course; to miss (the way)

### Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *fuu. Compare Maori hū.

#### Verb

hū
* to make a noise, roar, grunt
* to call (out to)
* to hum, whistle

##### Derived terms

* manu hū (“hummingbird”)

#### Interjection

hū
* roar!
* huh!, ah!, wow! (expression of surprise or interest)

#### Noun

hū
* a spinning top (i.e. “humming top”)
    hoʻoniniu i ka hūto spin a top

### Etymology 4
#### Noun

hū
* gum, especially of the ʻōlapa tree

### Etymology 5
#### Verb

hū
* alternative form of hui (“to unite, join”)

#### Noun

hū
* commoners, populace, citizenry

### References

* Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1957) “hū”, in English–Hawaiian Dictionary. In Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi‎, 2003
* Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “FUU.1A”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* hū in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

## Hokkien

* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 負 (“to carry; to bear; to rely on; to load; to burden; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 負).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 附 (“to adhere; to stick; to rely on; to depend on; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 附).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 腐 (“to rot; to decay; to spoil; stale; antiquated; inflexible; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 腐).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 父 (“father; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 父).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 婦 (“married woman; woman; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 婦).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 傅 (“teacher; instructor; to assist; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 傅).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 賻 (“to contribute to funeral expenses; gift of money for covering funeral costs”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 賻).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 駙. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 駙).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 鮒 (“carp,”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 鮒).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 阜 (“mound; abundant; rich; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 阜).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 阝 (“as left radical; as right radical”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 阝).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 祔. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 祔).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 跗. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 跗).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 蚹. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 蚹).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 柎 (“calyx of flower; railing raft”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 柎).
* For pronunciation and definitions of hū – see 偩. (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 偩).

## Mandarin
### Alternative forms

* hu — nonstandard

### Romanization

hū (hu$^1$, Zhuyin ㄏㄨ)
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 乎
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匢
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匫
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呼
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 唿
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啒
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘑／呼
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 垀
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 寣
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 峘
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 幠／𭘓
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 忽
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 戈
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 戮
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 戰／战
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 抚
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 撪
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 昒
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 曶
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欻
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 歑
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泘
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 淴
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 滹
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 烀
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 烼
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 糆
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 膲
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芋
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芰
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 苸
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虍
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虖／呼
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謼／呼
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 軚／𮷗
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 軤／轷
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 轷
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 雐

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?]. Cognate with Hawaiian hū.

### Verb

hū
* to make a loud noise
* to call (out to), signal, cooey

### Interjection

hū
* (onomatopoeia) boom!

## Namuyi
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɦ̃ũ˧˩]
* Hyphenation: hū

### Noun

hū
* hair

### References

* Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎, Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 141
* Li Jianfu (2017) A Descriptive Grammar of Namuyi Khatho spoken by Namuyi Tibetans‎, Victoria: La Trobe University (PhD Thesis), page 129