hinu

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *sinu (compare with Maori hinu, Tahitian hinu, Tongan huni) from Proto-Oceanic *sinu (compare with Fijian sinu).[1][2]

Noun

hinu

  1. oil; grease
  2. ointment
  3. polish
  • hinuhinu

References

  1. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “sinu.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hinu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 71

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *sinu (compare with Tahitian hinu, Tongan huni) from Proto-Oceanic *sinu (compare with Fijian sinu).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhi.nu/, [ˈhi.nʉ]

Noun

hinu

  1. fat, grease
  2. lard
  3. oil, petrol

Derived terms

  • penehinu
  • hinu kakara
  • rākau hinu
  • hinuhinu

References

  1. Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 73
  2. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “sinu.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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

Old Norse

Pronoun

hinu

  1. neuter dative singular of hinn

Declension

Article

hinu

  1. neuter dative singular of hinn

Declension

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *sinu (compare with Tahitian hinu, Tongan huni) from Proto-Oceanic *sinu (compare with Fijian sinu).[1]

Noun

hinu

  1. fat
  • hinuhinu

References

  1. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “sinu.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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