noho

See also: nohō, Noho, NoHo, ʻǃnò̰ho, and нього

Cheyenne

Numeral

noho

1. five

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnoɦo]
• Rhymes: -oɦo
• Hyphenation: no‧ho

Noun

noho

1. vocative singular of noha

Anagrams

• ohon

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nofo. For sense of residing/dwelling, compare with also Malay duduk (“to sit” and “to live/reside”) and Tagalog luklok (“to sit” and “to take office/chair”).

Noun

noho

1. seat
2. chair, stool, pew
3. throne
4. saddle (of a horse)
5. reign, session

Verb

noho

1. (transitive) to sit
2. (transitive) to reside, dwell, inhabit, occupy (land)
3. (transitive) to reign

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *nofo. For sense of residing/dwelling, compare with also Malay duduk (“to sit” and “to live/reside”) and Tagalog luklok (“to sit” and “to take office/chair”).

Verb

noho (passive nohoia)

1. to sit
2. (transitive) to reside, dwell
3. (transitive) to reign

Further reading

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

Rapa Nui

Verb

noho

1. sit

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

Cognate with Alcozauca Mixtec nu̱ꞌu, Chayuco Mixtec noho, San Juan Colorado Mixtec nuhu, San Miguel el Grande Mixtec nūhun, Yosondúa Mixtec nuꞌun.

Noun

noho

1. tooth

Derived terms

• noho yodzo

 

References

• Reyes, Antonio de los (1593) Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 82