अनु-

See also: अनु

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनु- (anu-).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.nuː/, [ɐ.nuː]
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Prefix

अनु- • (anu-)

along, following, according to; subordinate to
‎अनु- (anu-) + ‎मस्तिष्क (mastiṣk, “brain”) → ‎अनुमस्तिष्क (anumastiṣk, “cerebellum”)

Derived terms

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अनु-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 34

Alternative scripts

anu- (Latin script)
𑀅𑀦𑀼- (Brahmi script)
অনু- (Bengali script)
අනු- (Sinhalese script)
အနု- or ဢၼု- (Burmese script)
อนุ- or อะนุ- (Thai script)
ᩋᨶᩩ- (Tai Tham script)
ອນຸ- or ອະນຸ- (Lao script)
អនុ- (Khmer script)
𑄃𑄚𑄪- (Chakma script)

Prefix

अनु- (anu-)

Devanagari script form of anu- (“subordinate to”)

Alternative forms

अनु (ánu)

Alternative scripts

অনু- (Assamese script)
ᬅᬦᬸ- (Balinese script)
অনু- (Bengali script)
𑰀𑰡𑰲- (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀅𑀦𑀼- (Brahmi script)
အနု- (Burmese script)
અનુ- (Gujarati script)
ਅਨੁ- (Gurmukhi script)
𑌅𑌨𑍁- (Grantha script)
ꦄꦤꦸ- (Javanese script)
𑂃𑂢𑂳- (Kaithi script)
ಅನು- (Kannada script)
អនុ- (Khmer script)
ອນຸ- (Lao script)
അനു- (Malayalam script)
ᠠᠨᡠ᠊ (Manchu script)
𑘀𑘡𑘳- (Modi script)
ᠠᠨᠤ᠊ (Mongolian script)
𑦠𑧁𑧔- (Nandinagari script)
𑐀𑐣𑐸- (Newa script)
ଅନୁ- (Odia script)
ꢂꢥꢸ- (Saurashtra script)
𑆃𑆤𑆶- (Sharada script)
𑖀𑖡𑖲- (Siddham script)
අනු- (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩯𑩒- (Soyombo script)
𑚀𑚝𑚰- (Takri script)
அநு- (Tamil script)
అను- (Telugu script)
อนุ- (Thai script)
ཨ་ནུ- (Tibetan script)
𑒁𑒢𑒳- (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨝𑨃- (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hánu

Sanskrit अनु- (anu-)

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ánu (“after; following”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬎 (anu, “after; corresponding to”) and Old Persian 𐎠𐎵𐎺 (a-nu-v /⁠anuv⁠/).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.nu/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.n̪u/

Prefix

अनु- • (ánu-)

after, along, alongside
‎अनु- (anu-) + ‎ज (ja, “born”) → ‎अनुज (anuja, “younger brother”), literally “born along/after”
near to, with
‎अनु- (anu-) + ‎भव (bhava, “being”) → ‎अनुभव (anubhava, “experience”), literally “being near”
subordinate to
according to