uhu

See also: Uhu, ùhʻù, and ūhʻū

English

Interjection

uhu

1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of uh-huh
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of yoo-hoo

See also

• uh-uh
• uh, oh

Barasana

Noun

uhu

1. master

Derived terms

• oko uhu

References

• 1982, Hugh-Jones, Barasana Cosmology, in Ethnoastronomy and archaeoastronomy in the American tropics

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuhu]
• Hyphenation: uhu
• Rhymes: -hu

Noun

uhu (plural uhuk)

1. Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	uhu	uhuk
accusative	uhut	uhukat
dative	uhunak	uhuknak
instrumental	uhuval	uhukkal
causal-final	uhuért	uhukért
translative	uhuvá	uhukká
terminative	uhuig	uhukig
essive-formal	uhuként	uhukként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	uhuban	uhukban
superessive	uhun	uhukon
adessive	uhunál	uhuknál
illative	uhuba	uhukba
sublative	uhura	uhukra
allative	uhuhoz	uhukhoz
elative	uhuból	uhukból
delative	uhuról	uhukról
ablative	uhutól	uhuktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	uhué	uhuké
non-attributive possessive - plural	uhuéi	uhukéi

Possessive forms of uhu
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	uhum	uhuim
2nd person sing.	uhud	uhuid
3rd person sing.	uhuja	uhui
1st person plural	uhunk	uhuink
2nd person plural	uhutok	uhuitok
3rd person plural	uhujuk	uhuik

Further reading

• uhu in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Italian

Interjection

uhu

1. Alternative spelling of uh
   • 1945, Elio Vittorini, Uomini e no, Mondadori, published 1972, page 165:

     «Uhu!» disse Blut.
     «Anch'io lo dico. Uhu! Bisogna che tu cambi.»

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

• oh-oh
• uh-uh

Ivatan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧hu

Noun

uhu

1. (anatomy) head
2. chief

Kambera

Noun

uhu

1. rice

   uhu karohu ― peeled rice

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 134

Portuguese

Interjection

uhu!

1. (Brazil) woohoo!

Quechua

Noun

uhu

1. cough

Declension

declension of uhu

	singular	plural
nominative	uhu	uhukuna
accusative	uhuta	uhukunata
dative	uhuman	uhukunaman
genitive	uhup	uhukunap
locative	uhupi	uhukunapi
terminative	uhukama	uhukunakama
ablative	uhumanta	uhukunamanta
instrumental	uhuwan	uhukunawan
comitative	uhuntin	uhukunantin
abessive	uhunnaq	uhukunannaq
comparative	uhuhina	uhukunahina
causative	uhurayku	uhukunarayku
benefactive	uhupaq	uhukunapaq
associative	uhupura	uhukunapura
distributive	uhunka	uhukunanka
exclusive	uhulla	uhukunalla

possessive forms of uhu

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	uhuy	uhuykuna
accusative	uhuyta	uhuykunata
dative	uhuyman	uhuykunaman
genitive	uhuypa	uhuykunap
locative	uhuypi	uhuykunapi
terminative	uhuykama	uhuykunakama
ablative	uhuymanta	uhuykunamanta
instrumental	uhuywan	uhuykunawan
comitative	uhuynintin	uhuykunantin
abessive	uhuyninnaq	uhuykunannaq
comparative	uhuyhina	uhuykunahina
causative	uhuyrayku	uhuykunarayku
benefactive	uhuypaq	uhuykunapaq
associative	uhuypura	uhuykunapura
distributive	uhuyninka	uhuykunanka
exclusive	uhuylla	uhuykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	uhuyki	uhuykikuna
accusative	uhuykita	uhuykikunata
dative	uhuykiman	uhuykikunaman
genitive	uhuykipa	uhuykikunap
locative	uhuykipi	uhuykikunapi
terminative	uhuykikama	uhuykikunakama
ablative	uhuykimanta	uhuykikunamanta
instrumental	uhuykiwan	uhuykikunawan
comitative	uhuykintin	uhuykikunantin
abessive	uhuykinnaq	uhuykikunannaq
comparative	uhuykihina	uhuykikunahina
causative	uhuykirayku	uhuykikunarayku
benefactive	uhuykipaq	uhuykikunapaq
associative	uhuykipura	uhuykikunapura
distributive	uhuykinka	uhuykikunanka
exclusive	uhuykilla	uhuykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	uhun	uhunkuna
accusative	uhunta	uhunkunata
dative	uhunman	uhunkunaman
genitive	uhunpa	uhunkunap
locative	uhunpi	uhunkunapi
terminative	uhunkama	uhunkunakama
ablative	uhunmanta	uhunkunamanta
instrumental	uhunwan	uhunkunawan
comitative	uhunintin	uhunkunantin
abessive	uhunninnaq	uhunkunannaq
comparative	uhunhina	uhunkunahina
causative	uhunrayku	uhunkunarayku
benefactive	uhunpaq	uhunkunapaq
associative	uhunpura	uhunkunapura
distributive	uhuninka	uhunkunanka
exclusive	uhunlla	uhunkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	uhunchik	uhunchikkuna
accusative	uhunchikta	uhunchikkunata
dative	uhunchikman	uhunchikkunaman
genitive	uhunchikpa	uhunchikkunap
locative	uhunchikpi	uhunchikkunapi
terminative	uhunchikkama	uhunchikkunakama
ablative	uhunchikmanta	uhunchikkunamanta
instrumental	uhunchikwan	uhunchikkunawan
comitative	uhunchiknintin	uhunchikkunantin
abessive	uhunchikninnaq	uhunchikkunannaq
comparative	uhunchikhina	uhunchikkunahina
causative	uhunchikrayku	uhunchikkunarayku
benefactive	uhunchikpaq	uhunchikkunapaq
associative	uhunchikpura	uhunchikkunapura
distributive	uhunchikninka	uhunchikkunanka
exclusive	uhunchiklla	uhunchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	uhuyku	uhuykukuna
accusative	uhuykuta	uhuykukunata
dative	uhuykuman	uhuykukunaman
genitive	uhuykupa	uhuykukunap
locative	uhuykupi	uhuykukunapi
terminative	uhuykukama	uhuykukunakama
ablative	uhuykumanta	uhuykukunamanta
instrumental	uhuykuwan	uhuykukunawan
comitative	uhuykuntin	uhuykukunantin
abessive	uhuykunnaq	uhuykukunannaq
comparative	uhuykuhina	uhuykukunahina
causative	uhuykurayku	uhuykukunarayku
benefactive	uhuykupaq	uhuykukunapaq
associative	uhuykupura	uhuykukunapura
distributive	uhuykunka	uhuykukunanka
exclusive	uhuykulla	uhuykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	uhuykichik	uhuykichikkuna
accusative	uhuykichikta	uhuykichikkunata
dative	uhuykichikman	uhuykichikkunaman
genitive	uhuykichikpa	uhuykichikkunap
locative	uhuykichikpi	uhuykichikkunapi
terminative	uhuykichikkama	uhuykichikkunakama
ablative	uhuykichikmanta	uhuykichikkunamanta
instrumental	uhuykichikwan	uhuykichikkunawan
comitative	uhuykichiknintin	uhuykichikkunantin
abessive	uhuykichikninnaq	uhuykichikkunannaq
comparative	uhuykichikhina	uhuykichikkunahina
causative	uhuykichikrayku	uhuykichikkunarayku
benefactive	uhuykichikpaq	uhuykichikkunapaq
associative	uhuykichikpura	uhuykichikkunapura
distributive	uhuykichikninka	uhuykichikkunanka
exclusive	uhuykichiklla	uhuykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	uhunku	uhunkukuna
accusative	uhunkuta	uhunkukunata
dative	uhunkuman	uhunkukunaman
genitive	uhunkupa	uhunkukunap
locative	uhunkupi	uhunkukunapi
terminative	uhunkukama	uhunkukunakama
ablative	uhunkumanta	uhunkukunamanta
instrumental	uhunkuwan	uhunkukunawan
comitative	uhunkuntin	uhunkukunantin
abessive	uhunkunnaq	uhunkukunannaq
comparative	uhunkuhina	uhunkukunahina
causative	uhunkurayku	uhunkukunarayku
benefactive	uhunkupaq	uhunkukunapaq
associative	uhunkupura	uhunkukunapura
distributive	uhunkunka	uhunkukunanka
exclusive	uhunkulla	uhunkukunalla

See also

• uhuy

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

uhu

1. hoot (cry made by an owl)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

uhu (Cyrillic spelling уху)

1. dative/locative singular of uho

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uuhi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *uče, possibly from earlier Proto-Finno-Ugric *uwi-či, possibly borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognates include Finnish uuhi.

Noun

uhu

1. young ewe

Inflection

Inflection of uhu (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	uhu
genitive sing.	uhun
partitive sing.	uhud
partitive plur.	uhuid
	singular	plural
nominative	uhu	uhud
accusative	uhun	uhud
genitive	uhun	uhuiden
partitive	uhud	uhuid
essive-instructive	uhun	uhuin
translative	uhuks	uhuikš
inessive	uhus	uhuiš
elative	uhuspäi	uhuišpäi
illative	uhuze	uhuiže
adessive	uhul	uhuil
ablative	uhulpäi	uhuilpäi
allative	uhule	uhuile
abessive	uhuta	uhuita
comitative	uhunke	uhuidenke
prolative	uhudme	uhuidme
approximative I	uhunno	uhuidenno
approximative II	uhunnoks	uhuidennoks
egressive	uhunnopäi	uhuidennopäi
terminative I	uhuzesai	uhuižesai
terminative II	uhulesai	uhuilesai
terminative III	uhussai	—
additive I	uhuzepäi	uhuižepäi
additive II	uhulepäi	uhuilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “ярка”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika