# huhu
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Maori huhu (“larval form of this beetle”), from Proto-Polynesian *fufu (“weevil”).

### Noun

huhu (plural huhus)
* A beetle, Prionoplus reticularis, endemic to New Zealand.
    Synonym: huhu beetle

### Anagrams

* uh uh, uh-uh, uhuh

## Finnish
### Etymology

From an onomatopoeic root. Related to words such as huh, huhista, huhuilla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhuhu/, [ˈhuhu]
* Rhymes: -uhu
* Hyphenation: hu‧hu

### Noun

huhu
* rumour
    Huhu kertoo, että etsit uutta työtä.Rumour has it you're looking for a new job.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of huhu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huhuni
huhuni
accusative
nom.
huhuni
huhuni
gen.
huhuni
genitive
huhuni
huhujeni
partitive
huhuani
huhujani
inessive
huhussani
huhuissani
elative
huhustani
huhuistani
illative
huhuuni
huhuihini
adessive
huhullani
huhuillani
ablative
huhultani
huhuiltani
allative
huhulleni
huhuilleni
essive
huhunani
huhuinani
translative
huhukseni
huhuikseni
abessive
huhuttani
huhuittani
instructive
comitative
—huhuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huhusi
huhusi
accusative
nom.
huhusi
huhusi
gen.
huhusi
genitive
huhusi
huhujesi
partitive
huhuasi
huhujasi
inessive
huhussasi
huhuissasi
elative
huhustasi
huhuistasi
illative
huhuusi
huhuihisi
adessive
huhullasi
huhuillasi
ablative
huhultasi
huhuiltasi
allative
huhullesi
huhuillesi
essive
huhunasi
huhuinasi
translative
huhuksesi
huhuiksesi
abessive
huhuttasi
huhuittasi
instructive
comitative
—huhuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huhumme
huhumme
accusative
nom.
huhumme
huhumme
gen.
huhumme
genitive
huhumme
huhujemme
partitive
huhuamme
huhujamme
inessive
huhussamme
huhuissamme
elative
huhustamme
huhuistamme
illative
huhuumme
huhuihimme
adessive
huhullamme
huhuillamme
ablative
huhultamme
huhuiltamme
allative
huhullemme
huhuillemme
essive
huhunamme
huhuinamme
translative
huhuksemme
huhuiksemme
abessive
huhuttamme
huhuittamme
instructive
comitative
—huhuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huhunne
huhunne
accusative
nom.
huhunne
huhunne
gen.
huhunne
genitive
huhunne
huhujenne
partitive
huhuanne
huhujanne
inessive
huhussanne
huhuissanne
elative
huhustanne
huhuistanne
illative
huhuunne
huhuihinne
adessive
huhullanne
huhuillanne
ablative
huhultanne
huhuiltanne
allative
huhullenne
huhuillenne
essive
huhunanne
huhuinanne
translative
huhuksenne
huhuiksenne
abessive
huhuttanne
huhuittanne
instructive
comitative
—huhuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huhunsa
huhunsa
accusative
nom.
huhunsa
huhunsa
gen.
huhunsa
genitive
huhunsa
huhujensa
partitive
huhuaan huhuansa
huhujaan huhujansa
inessive
huhussaan huhussansa
huhuissaan huhuissansa
elative
huhustaan huhustansa
huhuistaan huhuistansa
illative
huhuunsa
huhuihinsa
adessive
huhullaan huhullansa
huhuillaan huhuillansa
ablative
huhultaan huhultansa
huhuiltaan huhuiltansa
allative
huhulleen huhullensa
huhuilleen huhuillensa
essive
huhunaan huhunansa
huhuinaan huhuinansa
translative
huhukseen huhuksensa
huhuikseen huhuiksensa
abessive
huhuttaan huhuttansa
huhuittaan huhuittansa
instructive
comitative
—huhuineen huhuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* huhuilla
* huhuta
* huhukampanja
* huhumylly
* huhupuhe
* tornihuhu

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “huhu”, 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 2023-07-02

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhuːhuː/
* Audio:(file)

### Interjection

huhu
* (informal) hey (calling out to someone to catch their attention, often across a distance)
* (colloquial) hello, hi (as a greeting)

### Further reading

* “huhu” in Duden online
* “huhu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hausa
### Etymology 1

An areal word found in both Afroasiatic and Nilo-Saharan, cognate to Kanuri fùfú. Cognate with Bura fufu, Mangas huhu, Ngizim fūfû, Ngamo hū̀hu, Bole hū̀hu/pū̀pu, Duwai fəkfək, Fyer vɔkɔr, Ron fòlòk, Podoko bə́fa, Uldeme mbèf, Muyang xwʊ̀vxwʊ̀v.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hùː.húː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [hùː.húː]

#### Noun

hū̀hū m (plural hū̀hū, possessed form hū̀hun)
* lung

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /húː.hùː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [húː.hùː]

#### Noun

hūhū̀ m (plural hūhunā̀, possessed form hūhùn)
* wrapping used to store kola nuts

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fufu, from Proto-Oceanic *pupuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhu.hu/

### Noun

huhu
* termite (a wood boring insect)

### Verb

huhu
* (stative) worm-eaten
* (stative) rotten

### References

* Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “huhu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

## Lakota
### Alternative forms

* hohú
* húhu

### Noun

huhu
* bone

## Mangas
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hùhú/

### Noun

huhu
* lungs

### References

* Blench, Robert; Bulkaam, Michael (2021) An Introduction to Mantsi, a South Bauchi language of Central Nigeria. University of Cambridge.

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fufu, from Proto-Oceanic *pupuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk (“weevil”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hu.hu/, [hʉ.hʉ]

### Noun

huhu
* huhu grub, the larval form of Prionoplus reticularis (a longhorn beetle species of the Cerambycidae family which is the largest endemic beetle found in New Zealand)

#### Descendants

* → English: huhu

### References

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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈhuhu/ [ˈhuː.hʊ]
* Rhymes: -uhu
* Syllabification: hu‧hu

### Interjection

huhu! (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜑᜓ)
* imitating sound of loud crying

## Tongan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *susu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hu.hu/

### Noun

huhu
* breast; breasts; teat
    Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:
       Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—
          1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)
       There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—
          1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)
* fork
* injection

#### Derived terms

* huhu taʻofi

### Verb

huhu
* To suck

### Adjective

huhu
* wet

### Related terms

* huhua

### References

* Shirley Baker (1897) An English and Tongan vocabulary (in Tongan), Auckland, NZ: Wilsons and Horton

## Woi
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Austronesian *susu.

### Noun

huhu
* breast (female organ)