hiku

Esperanto

Verb

hiku

1. imperative of hiki

Hawaiian

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Base form: hiku     Cardinal: ʻehiku     Ordinal: hiku     Distributive: pāhiku     Fractional: hapahiku

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhi.ku/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

hiku

1. seven, seventh

Related terms

• ʻahiku
• ʻehiku

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

hiku

1. to pick (as a ukulele or guitar)

Japanese

Romanization

hiku

1. Rōmaji transcription of ひく

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *siku (“extremity, tail, end”) (compare with Tahitian hiʻu, Tongan hiku) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siku (“elbow”) (compare with Malay siku (“elbow”))

Noun

hiku

1. tail
2. rear, end
3. apex (of a leaf)

Derived terms

• hikuhiku
• kihukihu

Further reading

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

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ikuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *ikuʀ.

Noun

hiku

1. (anatomy) tail