umu

See also: Umu, umu-, and ụmụ

English

Noun

umu (plural umus)

1. An earth oven used by the Maori.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈumu]

Noun

umu m inan

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of um

   Synonym: (locative) umě

Japanese

Romanization

umu

1. Rōmaji transcription of うむ

Maori

Noun

umu

1. oven

Samoan

Noun

umu

1. oven

Tat

Etymology

Cognate with Persian ما (mâ).

Pronoun

umu

1. we

Tokelauan

Te umu (1.1).

Te umu (2.1).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈu.mu]
• Hyphenation: u‧mu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *umu. Cognates include East Futuna umu and Tuvaluan umu.

Noun

umu

1. titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qumu. Cognates include Hawaiian imu and Samoan umu.

Noun

umu

1. oven
2. cooking house

Derived terms

• umukuka

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 47