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Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *tuqur (cognate with Maori and Tongan tuʻu), from Proto-Oceanic *tuqu (cognate with Fijian ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuquD.[1][2]

Verb

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  1. to stand, to rise
  2. to stop, to halt
  3. to anchor, to park
  4. to establish
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English stew.

Noun

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  1. stew

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tuqu.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kū”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 167-8

Further reading

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

Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“maternal uncle; brother-in-law; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Japanese

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Romanization

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  1. Rōmaji transcription of くう

Livonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kuu, from Proto-Uralic *kuŋe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. month
  2. (astronomy) a moon

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Romanization

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(ku1, Zhuyin ㄎㄨ)

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