ahu
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈä-ˌhü
plural -s
: the common gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) of central Asia
ahu
2 of 2noun (2)
ˈä-ˌhü
plural -s
1
Polynesia : a mound or stone heap serving as a boundary, waymark, or memorial
2
: a sacred Polynesian burial place
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Persian āhū, from Middle Persian āhūk
Noun (2)
Hawaiian, Maori, Tahitian, & Marquesan
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1791, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1917, in the meaning defined at sense 2
- applaudable
- applaudably
- applauded
- applauder
- applauders
- applauding
- applaudingly
- applauds
- applause
- applauses
- applausive
- applausively
- apple
- apple anthracnose
- apple aphid
- apple banana
- apple bee
- apple blight
- apple blossom weevil
- apple blotch
- apple box
- apple brandy
- apple bucculatrix
- apple butter
- apple canker