umu

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English

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Noun

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umu (plural umus)

  1. An earth oven used by the Maori.

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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umu m inan

  1. genitive/dative/locative singular of um
    Synonym: (locative) umě

Japanese

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Romanization

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umu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うむ

Maori

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Noun

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umu

  1. oven

Samoan

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Noun

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umu

  1. oven

Tat

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Etymology

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Cognate with Persian ما ().

Pronoun

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umu

  1. we

Tokelauan

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Te umu (1.1).
Te umu (2.1).

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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umu

  1. titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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umu

  1. oven
  2. cooking house
Derived terms
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References

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