"hiu" meaning in Hawaiian

See hiu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈhi̯u/, [ˈhju]
Etymology: From Proto-Central Polynesian *fiu. Cognate with Maori whiu. Etymology templates: {{cog|mi|whiu}} Maori whiu Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} hiu
  1. to throw or fling violently, haul energetically with ropes
    Sense id: en-hiu-haw-verb-DSSclslT
  2. get into action (as with play or sport)
    Sense id: en-hiu-haw-verb-wE3DWw-2
  3. to pursue with energy (as with love-making)
    Sense id: en-hiu-haw-verb-B8UysV4q Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 20 24 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hiuhiu
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hiuhiu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "whiu"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori whiu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Polynesian *fiu. Cognate with Maori whiu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "hiu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'll sweep you off your feet.",
          "text": "Hiu nō au ā naʻu ʻoe."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to throw or fling violently, haul energetically with ropes"
      ],
      "id": "en-hiu-haw-verb-DSSclslT",
      "links": [
        [
          "throw",
          "throw"
        ],
        [
          "fling",
          "fling"
        ],
        [
          "violently",
          "violently"
        ],
        [
          "haul",
          "haul"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "get into action (as with play or sport)"
      ],
      "id": "en-hiu-haw-verb-wE3DWw-2",
      "links": [
        [
          "get",
          "get"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 24 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pursue with energy (as with love-making)"
      ],
      "id": "en-hiu-haw-verb-B8UysV4q",
      "links": [
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhi̯u/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhju]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hiu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hiuhiu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "whiu"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori whiu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Polynesian *fiu. Cognate with Maori whiu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "hiu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'll sweep you off your feet.",
          "text": "Hiu nō au ā naʻu ʻoe."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to throw or fling violently, haul energetically with ropes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "throw",
          "throw"
        ],
        [
          "fling",
          "fling"
        ],
        [
          "violently",
          "violently"
        ],
        [
          "haul",
          "haul"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "get into action (as with play or sport)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "get",
          "get"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pursue with energy (as with love-making)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhi̯u/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhju]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hiu"
}

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