# kihu
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkihu/, [ˈk̟iɦu]
* Rhymes: -ihu
* Hyphenation: ki‧hu

### Etymology 1

Sound-symbolic in reference to the skua's fast flight speed.

#### Noun

kihu
* skua, jaeger (bird of the genus Stercorarius)
* (in the plural) the genus Stercorarius or the family Stercorariidae.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kihuni
kihuni
accusative
nom.
kihuni
kihuni
gen.
kihuni
genitive
kihuni
kihujeni
partitive
kihuani
kihujani
inessive
kihussani
kihuissani
elative
kihustani
kihuistani
illative
kihuuni
kihuihini
adessive
kihullani
kihuillani
ablative
kihultani
kihuiltani
allative
kihulleni
kihuilleni
essive
kihunani
kihuinani
translative
kihukseni
kihuikseni
abessive
kihuttani
kihuittani
instructive
comitative
—kihuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kihusi
kihusi
accusative
nom.
kihusi
kihusi
gen.
kihusi
genitive
kihusi
kihujesi
partitive
kihuasi
kihujasi
inessive
kihussasi
kihuissasi
elative
kihustasi
kihuistasi
illative
kihuusi
kihuihisi
adessive
kihullasi
kihuillasi
ablative
kihultasi
kihuiltasi
allative
kihullesi
kihuillesi
essive
kihunasi
kihuinasi
translative
kihuksesi
kihuiksesi
abessive
kihuttasi
kihuittasi
instructive
comitative
—kihuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kihumme
kihumme
accusative
nom.
kihumme
kihumme
gen.
kihumme
genitive
kihumme
kihujemme
partitive
kihuamme
kihujamme
inessive
kihussamme
kihuissamme
elative
kihustamme
kihuistamme
illative
kihuumme
kihuihimme
adessive
kihullamme
kihuillamme
ablative
kihultamme
kihuiltamme
allative
kihullemme
kihuillemme
essive
kihunamme
kihuinamme
translative
kihuksemme
kihuiksemme
abessive
kihuttamme
kihuittamme
instructive
comitative
—kihuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kihunne
kihunne
accusative
nom.
kihunne
kihunne
gen.
kihunne
genitive
kihunne
kihujenne
partitive
kihuanne
kihujanne
inessive
kihussanne
kihuissanne
elative
kihustanne
kihuistanne
illative
kihuunne
kihuihinne
adessive
kihullanne
kihuillanne
ablative
kihultanne
kihuiltanne
allative
kihullenne
kihuillenne
essive
kihunanne
kihuinanne
translative
kihuksenne
kihuiksenne
abessive
kihuttanne
kihuittanne
instructive
comitative
—kihuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kihunsa
kihunsa
accusative
nom.
kihunsa
kihunsa
gen.
kihunsa
genitive
kihunsa
kihujensa
partitive
kihuaan kihuansa
kihujaan kihujansa
inessive
kihussaan kihussansa
kihuissaan kihuissansa
elative
kihustaan kihustansa
kihuistaan kihuistansa
illative
kihuunsa
kihuihinsa
adessive
kihullaan kihullansa
kihuillaan kihuillansa
ablative
kihultaan kihultansa
kihuiltaan kihuiltansa
allative
kihulleen kihullensa
kihuilleen kihuillensa
essive
kihunaan kihunansa
kihuinaan kihuinansa
translative
kihukseen kihuksensa
kihuikseen kihuiksensa
abessive
kihuttaan kihuttansa
kihuittaan kihuittansa
instructive
comitative
—kihuineen kihuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* chilenkihu (“Stercorarius chilensis, Chilean skua”)
* etelämantereenkihu (“Stercorarius maccormicki, south polar skua”)
* etelänkihu (“Stercorarius antarcticus, brown skua / southern skua”)
* isokihu (“Stercorarius skua, great skua”)
* leveäpyrstökihu (“Stercorarius pomarinus, pomarine skua / pomarine jaeger”)
* merikihu (“Stercorarius parasiticus, parasitic jaeger / arctic skua”)
* tunturikihu (“Stercorarius longicaudus, long-tailed jaeger”)

#### Further reading

* “kihu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

kihistä +‎ -u

#### Noun

kihu
* bustle, stir

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kihu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kihuni
kihuni
accusative
nom.
kihuni
kihuni
gen.
kihuni
genitive
kihuni
kihujeni
partitive
kihuani
kihujani
inessive
kihussani
kihuissani
elative
kihustani
kihuistani
illative
kihuuni
kihuihini
adessive
kihullani
kihuillani
ablative
kihultani
kihuiltani
allative
kihulleni
kihuilleni
essive
kihunani
kihuinani
translative
kihukseni
kihuikseni
abessive
kihuttani
kihuittani
instructive
comitative
—kihuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kihusi
kihusi
accusative
nom.
kihusi
kihusi
gen.
kihusi
genitive
kihusi
kihujesi
partitive
kihuasi
kihujasi
inessive
kihussasi
kihuissasi
elative
kihustasi
kihuistasi
illative
kihuusi
kihuihisi
adessive
kihullasi
kihuillasi
ablative
kihultasi
kihuiltasi
allative
kihullesi
kihuillesi
essive
kihunasi
kihuinasi
translative
kihuksesi
kihuiksesi
abessive
kihuttasi
kihuittasi
instructive
comitative
—kihuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kihumme
kihumme
accusative
nom.
kihumme
kihumme
gen.
kihumme
genitive
kihumme
kihujemme
partitive
kihuamme
kihujamme
inessive
kihussamme
kihuissamme
elative
kihustamme
kihuistamme
illative
kihuumme
kihuihimme
adessive
kihullamme
kihuillamme
ablative
kihultamme
kihuiltamme
allative
kihullemme
kihuillemme
essive
kihunamme
kihuinamme
translative
kihuksemme
kihuiksemme
abessive
kihuttamme
kihuittamme
instructive
comitative
—kihuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kihunne
kihunne
accusative
nom.
kihunne
kihunne
gen.
kihunne
genitive
kihunne
kihujenne
partitive
kihuanne
kihujanne
inessive
kihussanne
kihuissanne
elative
kihustanne
kihuistanne
illative
kihuunne
kihuihinne
adessive
kihullanne
kihuillanne
ablative
kihultanne
kihuiltanne
allative
kihullenne
kihuillenne
essive
kihunanne
kihuinanne
translative
kihuksenne
kihuiksenne
abessive
kihuttanne
kihuittanne
instructive
comitative
—kihuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kihunsa
kihunsa
accusative
nom.
kihunsa
kihunsa
gen.
kihunsa
genitive
kihunsa
kihujensa
partitive
kihuaan kihuansa
kihujaan kihujansa
inessive
kihussaan kihussansa
kihuissaan kihuissansa
elative
kihustaan kihustansa
kihuistaan kihuistansa
illative
kihuunsa
kihuihinsa
adessive
kihullaan kihullansa
kihuillaan kihuillansa
ablative
kihultaan kihultansa
kihuiltaan kihuiltansa
allative
kihulleen kihullensa
kihuilleen kihuillensa
essive
kihunaan kihunansa
kihuinaan kihuinansa
translative
kihukseen kihuksensa
kihuikseen kihuiksensa
abessive
kihuttaan kihuttansa
kihuittaan kihuittansa
instructive
comitative
—kihuineen kihuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* kihupyhä

### References

* ↑ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013) Suomalaisen linnunnimistön etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Finnish Bird Names] (Turun yliopiston suomen kielen ja suomalais-ugrilaisen kielentutkimuksen oppiaineen julkaisuja 4) (in Finnish), Turku: University of Turku, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* huki, ihku

## Maori
### Etymology

From kihukihu (“fringe”).

### Noun

kihu
* a thrum or fringe thread
* noodle