Dutch

Adjective

hou ‎(not comparable)

1. (only in set phrases) friendly, of a favourable disposition

Usage notes

Found only in the set phrase hou en trouw.

Etymology 2

Verb

hou

1. first-person singular present indicative of houden
2. imperative of houden

Gobasi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔ̃u/

Noun

họụ (Bibo)

1. water
2. river

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
• D. and C. Leroy, J. Rule, Gobosi Organised Phonology Data

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh.

Verb

hou

1. (stative) new (recently made or created)
2. (stative) recent, to repeat
3. (transitive) to thrust, jab, pierce

Mandarin

Romanization

hou

1. Nonstandard spelling of hōu.
2. Nonstandard spelling of hóu.
3. Nonstandard spelling of hǒu.
4. Nonstandard spelling of hòu.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Samo

Noun

họụ

1. water

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67