kuhi

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.hi/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tusi (“to point”), from Proto-Oceanic *tusuq-i (“point at”). Cognate with Maori tuhi (“to point at”).

Verb

kuhi (passive kuhia)

  1. (transitive) to point at

Noun

kuhi

  1. gesture

Derived terms

  • helu kuhi (“zip code”)
  • hoʻokuhi (causative)
  • kuhi lima (“hand gesture”)
  • kuhina (“pointed out”)
  • manamana kuhi (“index finger”)
  • ʻōkuhi (“directions”)

Etymology 2

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Verb

kuhi(intransitive)

  1. to surmise, to infer
  2. to suppose, to presume
  3. to expect, to imagine
Derived terms
  • hoʻokuhi (causative)
  • manaʻo kuhi (“assumption”)

Further reading

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