hihi

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See also: hīhī

English

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Interjection

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hihi

  1. Alternative form of hehe

Chinese

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Etymology

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From English hi. Originally used in the word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hihi

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Synonym of 仆街 (Classifier: c;  c)

Verb

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hi⫽hi (verb-object)

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Synonym of 仆街

Adjective

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hihi

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Synonym of 仆街
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See also

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  • Hi Hi on The Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities in Hong Kong

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi (compare with Maori whiwhi “to entangle, to wrap around”, Tahitian fifi “chain”)[1] related to Proto-Oceanic *pisi (compare with Tongan fifi “tangled, intricate, complicated”, Samoan fisi “entwine” and Fijian vici “to bind, to coil”).[2][3]

Verb

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hihi

  1. to entangle, to intertwine
  2. to intermingle
  3. to creep, to spread

Noun

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hihi

  1. entanglement, web
  2. snare

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hihi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 68
  2. ^ See “fifi.2a”, “fisi” in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011).
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 292-3

Japanese

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Romanization

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hihi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひひ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ヒヒ

Maori

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Noun

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hihi

  1. feeler, antenna

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhi.hi]
  • Hyphenation: hi‧hi

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *sisi. Cognates include Samoan sisi and Tuvaluan hihi.

Verb

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hihi (plural tahihi)

  1. (transitive) to hoist
  2. (transitive) to hang

Noun

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hihi

  1. the act of hoisting
  2. the act of hanging

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *sisi. Cognates include Fijian cici and Tuvaluan sisi.

Noun

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hihi

  1. a scraper for coconuts

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Samoan sisi, from English cheese.

Noun

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hihi

  1. cheese

Etymology 4

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Noun

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hihi

  1. lower jawbone of a fish

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 317