hú

Noun

hú

1. bone

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhuː]

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Interjection

hú

1. the expression of surprise or mild scare
   • 1845, Sándor Petőfi, János Vitéz (Sir John), epic, part 20,

     Hát még meg a varjúk!... hú, azok voltak ám!

2. whoo (the expression of delight)
3. the sound of owl

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

hú!

1. hoo!
2. boohoo!

Further reading

• "hú" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “hú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

Pronunciation

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Romanization

hú (Zhuyin ㄏㄨˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 狐
2. Pinyin transcription of 弧
3. Pinyin transcription of 胡
4. Pinyin transcription of 湖
5. Pinyin transcription of 糊
6. Pinyin transcription of 蝴
7. Pinyin transcription of 乎
8. Pinyin transcription of 和
9. Pinyin transcription of 喖
10. Pinyin transcription of 嘝
11. Pinyin transcription of 囫
12. Pinyin transcription of 壺, 壶
13. Pinyin transcription of 媩
14. Pinyin transcription of 抇
15. Pinyin transcription of 搰
16. Pinyin transcription of 斛
17. Pinyin transcription of 核
18. Pinyin transcription of 楜
19. Pinyin transcription of 槲
20. Pinyin transcription of 汩
21. Pinyin transcription of 瀫
22. Pinyin transcription of 焀
23. Pinyin transcription of 煳
24. Pinyin transcription of 猢
25. Pinyin transcription of 瑚
26. Pinyin transcription of 瓠
27. Pinyin transcription of 瓳
28. Pinyin transcription of 箶
29. Pinyin transcription of 絗
30. Pinyin transcription of 縠
31. Pinyin transcription of 葫
32. Pinyin transcription of 蔛
33. Pinyin transcription of 虖
34. Pinyin transcription of 螜
35. Pinyin transcription of 衚
36. Pinyin transcription of 觳
37. Pinyin transcription of 醐
38. Pinyin transcription of 鈴
39. Pinyin transcription of 鍸
40. Pinyin transcription of 頶
41. Pinyin transcription of 餬
42. Pinyin transcription of 鬍
43. Pinyin transcription of 魱
44. Pinyin transcription of 鰗
45. Pinyin transcription of 鴠
46. Pinyin transcription of 鵠
47. Pinyin transcription of 鶘, 鶦
48. Pinyin transcription of 鶲
49. Pinyin transcription of 鹄
50. Pinyin transcription of 鹕
51. Pinyin transcription of 鹗

Pronoun

hú

1. third-person singular personal pronoun: he, she, it

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hʊw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hʊw˦˥]

Verb

hú

1. to howl
   • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 3

     Không ai nghe tiếng tôi hú gọi cả.

     No-one heard me howling and shouting at all.