Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *hiu (compare Javanese hiyu), from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *qihu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu (compare Fijian qio), from Proto-Austronesian *qiSu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiu/
• Rhymes: -iu, -ju, -u