hui

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Māori social gathering or assembly.
  2. A meeting to discuss plans held by an organization, especially one that considers itself progressive.
noun
  1. An ethnic group of China, distinguished by their practice of Islam, who speak Mandarin (or Dungan in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia).
name
  1. A Chinese lect spoken in Southern Anhui and neighbouring Zhejiang and Jiangxi.
name
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Pronunciation

/ˈhʉː.iː/ [ˈhʉ(w)i(ː)]

Word forms

hui huis

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori hui.

Synonyms

Related words

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