hu , and hū , m.c. (= AMg. id. ), rarely for khu ( q.v. ) = Skt. khalu, of course , etc. : ma hū LV 141.3 ( vs ); mā hu 202.6 ( vs ). Prob. not contained in RP 58.18 ( vs ) jāhu , q.v.
1. hu cl. 3. P. ( Dhātup. xxv, 1 ) juho/ti ( Ved. and ep. also Ā. juhute/ ; 3. pl. pr. ju/hvati , °te , RV. &c.; 2. sg. Impv. juhuDi/ , Br. &c.; hozi , RV. ; p. P. ju/hvat ; Ā. ju/hvAna [also with pass. sense]; 3. pl. impf. a/juhavuH , ib. ; pf. P. juhAva , juhuvuH , MBh. ; Ā. juhuve , R. ; juhve/ , juhure/ , RV. ; juhvire , Br. ; juhavAM-cakAra , ib. ; Up. ; juhavAm-Asa , Vop. ; aor. ahOzIt , Br. &c.; Prec. hUyAt Gr. ; fut. hotA , ib. ; hozya/ti , °te , AV. &c.; Cond. ahozyat , Br. ; inf. ho/tum , °tos , °tavE/ , and ind.p. hutvA , ib. &c.), to sacrifice ( esp. pour butter into the fire), offer or present an oblation ( acc. or gen. ) to ( dat. ) or in ( loc. ), sacrifice to, worship or honour ( acc. ) with ( instr. ), RV. &c. &c.; to sprinkle on ( loc. ), Yājñ. ; to eat, Vop. : Pass. hUya/te ( aor. a/hAvi ), to be offered or sacrificed, RV. &c. &c.: Caus. hAvayati ( aor. ajUhavat ), to cause to sacrifice or to be sacrificed or to be honoured with sacrifice, GṛŚrS. &c.: Desid. juhUzati , to wish to sacrifice, MBh. ; R. : Intens. johavIti ( impf. ajohavIt or ajuhavIt , BhP. ), johUyate , johoti ( Gr. ), to offer oblations repeatedly or abundantly.
2. hu ind. an exclamation in huM hu , hUM hu &c., Sarasv.
hu 3 P. , ( juhoti, huta ; pass. hUyate ; caus. hAvayati-te , desid. juhUzati ) 1 To offer or present (as an oblation to fire); make an offering to or in honor of a deity (with acc. ); sacrifice; yo maMtrapUtAM tanumapyahOzIt R. 13. 45 ; jawADaraH san juhuDIha pAvakaM Ki. 1. 44 ; havijurhuDi pAvake Bk. 20. 11 ; Ms. 3. 87 ; Y. 1. 99. 2 To perform a sacrifice. 3 To eat.
(masc, masc, agent, in comps, from hanati) killer; murderer; slayer Construction: √han + u