Tiv–English dictionary

Tiv Dictionary: H

71 entries · part 2 of 2

Every Tiv word in the archive's dictionary that begins with “H” — 221 entries, in alphabetical order (part 2 of 2). Each entry gives the English meaning and part of speech, and, where the archive records them, the pronunciation, an example sentence in Tiv with its English translation, and notes on usage. Select a word to open its own page with related words and sources.

hor1

pointy

Adjective

Also means
describing a sharp point
Example
Ivaan hor — “The arrow is pointy”

hor2

sharpen

Verb

Also means
to make a sharp point
Example
Hor nuro tumba inyam; er cire — “Sharpen the skewer to make suya. hôtev, hwatev (hotel), noun: a place to stay or eat. Hwatev u Gyado taver ishe. Gyado Hotel is expensive”

hough

cold

Noun

Example
Hough va m. — “I have a cold.”

houghbar

tuberculosis

Noun

Example
Ngu a houghbar. — “He/she has tuberculosis.”

hôv

filthy

Adjective

hôv ga

clean, not dirty

Adjective

hua

wear

Verb

Example
Hua riga. — “Wear a shirt.”

huan

quieten

Verb

Example
Ayôôso huan ving. — “The noise quietened a lot (tremendously).”

huer

iguana

Noun

Example
Huer unde sha kon. — “The iguana climbed the tree.”

hula

to sound

Verb

Example
Mato hula. See ihulan (sound), noun. — “The car sounds.”

hule

meander

Verb

Also means
fold

hule

meander

Verb

Also means
fold
Example
Hule ikondo. — “Fold the clothing.”

hule

meander; fold

Verb

Also means
to twist or fold
Example
Hule ikondo — “Fold the clothing”

hule

meander; fold

Verb

hulông

heron

Noun

Example
Hulong tema sha itiough ki kon. — “The heron sits on the top of the tree. hum (), noun:”

huma

smell

Verb

Example
Inyam i hôôn huma. — “Rotten meat smells.”
Usage
See ihuma (smell), noun.

humbe

air

Noun

Example
Fehe humbe pir acibavbav. — “Blow air to quench the lamp.”

hume

anesthetize

Verb

Example
Hume un cii man ipaven ye. — “Anesthetize him/her before surgery.”

hunda

door, entrance

Noun

Example
Bugh hunda. — “Open the door.”

hunda

door; entrance

Noun

hunde

become mad

Verb

Example
Ngu hunden. C.f., ihundugh (madness), noun. — “He is getting mad. (angry as if mad).”

hunde

drunk

Adjective

Example
See ihundugh (madness).

hūndū

disorganise / scatter

Verb/high tone/

húndū

he/she crazes / goes mad

Verb/high tone/

hundu

become muddy

Verb

hundu

muddy

Adjective

Example
Ijôr hundu. — “The well is muddy.”

hundu

become muddy

Verb

hungur

forget

Verb

Example
M hungur fon wam. — “I forgot my phone.”

hungur

sniff

Verb

Example
Hungur mkulem maa huma doo yô. — “Sniff the oil to find out if it smells good.”

hungur1

forget

Verb

Also means
not remember
Example
M hungur fon wam — “I forgot my phone”

hungur2

sniff

Verb

Also means
to inhale air through the nose
Example
Hungur mkulem maa huma doo yô — “Sniff the oil to find out if it smells good”

hungwa

descend

Verb

Example
Hungwa shin inya. — “Come down (the ground).”

hur

friendship

Noun

hur

friendship

Noun

Example
May kôr hur vea Tay. — “May is in friendship with Tay.”

hur

termites

Noun

Also means
alates
Example
Ver mngerem kura hur. — “Get termites with a bowl of water.”

hur

white ants

Noun

hur

friendship

Noun

hur1

friendship

Noun

Also means
a liking before people
Example
May kôr hur vea Tay — “May is in friendship with Tay”

hur2

termites

Noun

Also means
alates — colon of flying insects that shed their wings in water
Example
Ver mngerem kura hur — “Get termites with a bowl of water”

hura

make noise

Verb

huror

friend

Noun

Example
Ayo ka huror wam. — “Ayo is my friend.”
Usage
Ahuraior, friends, plural noun. See ikar (friend).

hurugh

turn around

Verb

Example
Hurugh hide yem. — “Turn around and go back.”

huwa

pathway

Noun

Example
A er huwa u zan shin ijande. — “He made a path to the swamp.”

huwa

gluttonous

Adjective

Also means
greedy
Example
Oko wa huwa. — “Oko is gluttonous.”

huwa

gluttony

Noun

huwa

wear (clothes)

Verb

huwa1

pathway

Noun

Also means
a narrow path or passage
Example
A er huwa u zan shin ijande — “He made a path to the swamp”

huwa2

gluttonous; greedy

Adjective

Also means
taking more than one’s fair share
Example
Oko wa huwa — “Oko is gluttonous”

hwa

finger snap

Verb

Example
Ta hwa. Hwatev u Tofi doo ishe. — “Make a finger snap. (Done to beckon a dog or wish someone bad luck, among the Tiv people, usually by sounding the words kwa kwa.) hwatev, hôtee (hotel), noun: where travelers stay and eat. Tofi Hotel is inexpensive.”

hwa

arrogant

Adjective

← All collections