నువ్వు

See also: నవ్వు

Telugu

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• నీవు (nīvu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuʋːu/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /nuː/

Pronoun

నువ్వు • (nuvvu)

1. you; (second person nominative singular/informal pronoun)

   నువ్వు నాకు నచ్చావు. ― nuvvu nāku naccāvu. ― I like you.

Usage notes

• నువ్వు (nuvvu) and నీవు (nīvu) are equivalent terms in all but register; నీవు (nīvu) is considered to be a more formal word than నువ్వు (nuvvu), though both are used only when addressing someone with whom the speaker either has an intimate relationship or someone who is inferior in social standing to the speaker. నువ్వు (nuvvu) is much more commonly used than నీవు (nīvu) in daily speech.

See also

Telugu personal pronouns

	singular	plural
1st person	నేను (nēnu)	మేము (mēmu) (exclusive) మనము (manamu) (inclusive)
2nd person	నువ్వు (nuvvu) (low formality) నీవు (nīvu) (mid-level formality) మీరు (mīru) (high formality)	మీరు (mīru) (high formality) తమరు (tamaru) (highest formality)
3rd person	-ది (-di)	-వి (-vi)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuʋːu/

Noun

నువ్వు • (nuvvu) ? (plural నువ్వులు)

1. alternative form of నూవు (nūvu)