hilu

Finnish

Etymology

hil- +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhilu/, [ˈhilu]
• Rhymes: -ilu
• Syllabification^(key): hi‧lu
• Hyphenation^(key): hi‧lu

Noun

hilu (informal, chiefly in the plural)

1. small coin; (in the plural) change (small coins)
2. (in the plural) chicken feed (small quantity of money)

Declension

Inflection of hilu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		hilu	hilut
genitive		hilun	hilujen
partitive		hilua	hiluja
illative		hiluun	hiluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hilu	hilut
accusative	nom.	hilu	hilut
	gen.	hilun
genitive		hilun	hilujen
partitive		hilua	hiluja
inessive		hilussa	hiluissa
elative		hilusta	hiluista
illative		hiluun	hiluihin
adessive		hilulla	hiluilla
ablative		hilulta	hiluilta
allative		hilulle	hiluille
essive		hiluna	hiluina
translative		hiluksi	hiluiksi
abessive		hilutta	hiluitta
instructive		—	hiluin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hilu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hiluni hiluni accusative nom. hiluni hiluni gen. hiluni genitive hiluni hilujeni partitive hiluani hilujani inessive hilussani hiluissani elative hilustani hiluistani illative hiluuni hiluihini adessive hilullani hiluillani ablative hilultani hiluiltani allative hilulleni hiluilleni essive hilunani hiluinani translative hilukseni hiluikseni abessive hiluttani hiluittani instructive — — comitative — hiluineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hilusi hilusi accusative nom. hilusi hilusi gen. hilusi genitive hilusi hilujesi partitive hiluasi hilujasi inessive hilussasi hiluissasi elative hilustasi hiluistasi illative hiluusi hiluihisi adessive hilullasi hiluillasi ablative hilultasi hiluiltasi allative hilullesi hiluillesi essive hilunasi hiluinasi translative hiluksesi hiluiksesi abessive hiluttasi hiluittasi instructive — — comitative — hiluinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hilumme hilumme accusative nom. hilumme hilumme gen. hilumme genitive hilumme hilujemme partitive hiluamme hilujamme inessive hilussamme hiluissamme elative hilustamme hiluistamme illative hiluumme hiluihimme adessive hilullamme hiluillamme ablative hilultamme hiluiltamme allative hilullemme hiluillemme essive hilunamme hiluinamme translative hiluksemme hiluiksemme abessive hiluttamme hiluittamme instructive — — comitative — hiluinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hilunne hilunne accusative nom. hilunne hilunne gen. hilunne genitive hilunne hilujenne partitive hiluanne hilujanne inessive hilussanne hiluissanne elative hilustanne hiluistanne illative hiluunne hiluihinne adessive hilullanne hiluillanne ablative hilultanne hiluiltanne allative hilullenne hiluillenne essive hilunanne hiluinanne translative hiluksenne hiluiksenne abessive hiluttanne hiluittanne instructive — — comitative — hiluinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hilunsa hilunsa accusative nom. hilunsa hilunsa gen. hilunsa genitive hilunsa hilujensa partitive hiluaan hiluansa hilujaan hilujansa inessive hilussaan hilussansa hiluissaan hiluissansa elative hilustaan hilustansa hiluistaan hiluistansa illative hiluunsa hiluihinsa adessive hilullaan hilullansa hiluillaan hiluillansa ablative hilultaan hilultansa hiluiltaan hiluiltansa allative hilulleen hilullensa hiluilleen hiluillensa essive hilunaan hilunansa hiluinaan hiluinansa translative hilukseen hiluksensa hiluikseen hiluiksensa abessive hiluttaan hiluttansa hiluittaan hiluittansa instructive — — comitative — hiluineen hiluinensa

Synonyms

• almu
• killinki
• kolikko
• lantti
• pikkuraha
• ropo
• roponen, roposet

Further reading

• “hilut”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhi.lu/

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *filoa (“emperor fish, emperor bream”). Compare Samoan filoa (“Ambon emperor”), Tokelauan filoa (“long-nosed emperor”).

Noun

hilu

1. rainbow wrasse (marine fish of the genus Coris)

Etymology 2

From the belief that women who craved rainbow wrasse in pregnancy would give birth to children with this type of personality.

Verb

hilu(stative)

1. quiet, reserved, well-mannered

Further reading

• hilu in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Kambera

Noun

hilu

1. exchange
2. language

   na hilu Humba ― Kambera language (literally, “the Sumbanese language”)

Derived terms

• pahilu (“to exchange”, transitive)

References

• Marian Klamer (1998), A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 17

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /hilu/ [hɪˈlu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: hi‧lu

Etymology 1

Noun

hilu (Sulat Sūg spelling هِلُ)

1. dizziness, seasickness, drunkenness

Adjective

hilu (Sulat Sūg spelling هِلُ)

1. dizzy, seasick, drunk

Derived terms

• maghihilu (“habitual drinker”)

Etymology 2

Noun

hilu (Sulat Sūg spelling هِلُ)

1. confusion (of mind)

Adjective

hilu (Sulat Sūg spelling هِلُ)

1. confused, disturbed

Etymology 3

Noun

hilu (Sulat Sūg spelling هِلُ)

1. trouble, disturbance