"ahu" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ahus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian آهو (âhu). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|آهو|tr=âhu}} Persian آهو (âhu) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ahu (plural ahus)
  1. The goitered gazelle, Gazella subgutturosa. Categories (lifeform): Antilopine antelopes
    Sense id: en-ahu-en-noun-ABF-iUSr Disambiguation of Antilopine antelopes: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ahus [plural], ahu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Rapa Nui ahu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|rap|ahu}} Rapa Nui ahu Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ahu}} ahu (plural ahus or ahu)
  1. On Rapa Nui, a stone platform on which moai (statues) were erected. Categories (lifeform): Antilopine antelopes Translations (stone platform for moai): ahu [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-ahu-en-noun-rlKowLJg Disambiguation of Antilopine antelopes: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ahu meaning in English (2.5kB)

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