ñu

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Galician

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Noun

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ñu m (plural ñus)

  1. gnu

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɲu/ [ˈɲu]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: ñu

Noun

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ñu m (plural ñus)

  1. gnu, wildebeest

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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ñu (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. gnu; wildebeest

See also

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Further reading

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Tocharian A

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Etymology 1

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cardinal numbers
Previous: okät
Next: śäk

From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwä, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Tocharian B ñu.

Numeral

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ñu

  1. nine

References

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  • 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

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From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwe, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Compare Tocharian B ñuwe.

Adjective

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ñu

  1. new

References

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  • 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

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cardinal numbers
Previous: okt
Next: śak

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwä, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Tocharian A ñu.

Numeral

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ñu

  1. nine

References

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  • 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

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

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ñu

  1. now
Derived terms
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