niho

'Are'are

Etymology

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

Noun

niho

1. tooth

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo, from Proto-Central Pacific *nivo, from Proto-Oceanic *nipo-, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən. Cognates include Māori niho, Rarotongan niʻo, Tahitian niho, Tongan nifo and Samoan niho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.ho/

Noun

niho

1. (anatomy) tooth
2. beak
3. claw

Derived terms

• he niho
• hoʻoniho (casuative)
• nihoa (“toothed”)
• nihoniho (reduplicated form)

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo, from Proto-Central Pacific *nivo, from Proto-Oceanic *nipo-, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nipən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən. Cognates include Rarotongan niʻo, Tahitian niho, Tongan nifo and Samoan niho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniho/ [ˈnihɔ]

Noun

niho

1. tooth
2. sharp edge

   Synonyms: mata, koi

3. bud of a plant

   Synonyms: ngao, pihi

Derived terms

• nihoniho

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “niho”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 257
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “niho”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪˈhoː/

Adverb

niho (Arabic spelling نھۆ)

1. alternative form of niha (“now”)

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “niho”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 74

Nukuoro

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo.

Noun

niho

1. tooth

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo.

Noun

niho

1. tooth

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nifo.

Noun

niho

1. tooth