ñu
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"
Galician
Noun
ñu m (plural ñus)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
ñu m (plural ñus)
Further reading
- “ñu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Tagalog
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish ñu, from German Gnu, from Khoekhoe !nu:, possibly via Dutch gnoe, likely onomatopoeic of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ñu (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)
See also
- bubalo
- busepalo
Further reading
- “ñu”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “ñ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tocharian A
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwä, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Tocharian B ñu.
Numeral
ñu
References
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ñu”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 286
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwe, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Compare Tocharian B ñuwe.
Adjective
ñu
References
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ñuwe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 287-288
Tocharian B
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwä, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Tocharian A ñu.
Numeral
ñu
References
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ñu”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 286
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *nu. Cognate with Latin nunc, Ancient Greek νῦν (nûn), Proto-Slavic *nyně.
Adverb
ñu
Derived terms
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