inu

See also: inú, iñu, i'nu, and 'ín̄u'

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.nu/

Pronoun

inu

1. you (second-person plural or second-person singular polite personal pronoun)

See also

Chichewa personal pronouns

	singular	plural or formal
1st person	ine	ife
2nd person	iwe	inu
3rd person	iye	iwo

Copainalá Zoque

Noun

inu

1. black sapote (Diospyros nigra)

References

• Harrison, Roy, Harrison, Margaret, García H., Cástulo (1981) Diccionario zoque de Copainalá (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 23)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 49

Czech

Etymology

Related to nu, no.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪnu]

Interjection

inu

1. well

   Inu, nevím, nevím, ale když to ráčíš tvrdit.

   Well, I'm not sure about it but if you dare to say so.

See also

• holt
• zkrátka
• ovšem
• tedy
• tak
• tož

Further reading

• “inu”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “inu”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Gothic

Romanization

inu

1. romanization of 𐌹𐌽𐌿

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum (compare Malay minum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.nu/

Noun

inu

1. a drink

Verb

inu

1. (transitive) to drink

Usage notes

• Passive/imperative form: inumia.

Derived terms

• hāinu (“to give to drink”)

Japanese

Romanization

inu

1. Rōmaji transcription of いぬ
2. Rōmaji transcription of イヌ

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.

Noun

inu

1. liquid, drink

Verb

inu (used in the form inu-mia)

1. to drink
   • 2021, “Kai Whatu”, performed by Alien Weaponry:

     Ka inu tō toto, Kaiwhatu ahau, Paimārire mātou

     Your blood is drunk, I am The Eye Eater, We are Paimārire

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.

Verb

inu (imperfective manginu)

1. (transitive) to drink

References

• Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 107.

Rayón Zoque

Verb

inu

1. (intransitive) be annoyed

References

• Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎^[2] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 6

San Juan Colorado Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *inoʔ.

Noun

inu

1. tobacco

Etymology 2

Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec ìnò. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

ìnù

1. glass
2. mirror
3. glasses

   Synonym: inu quɨhɨ nuu yo

References

• Stark Campbell, Sara, et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎^[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 18

San Miguel el Grande Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *inoʔ.

Noun

inu

1. cigarette

References

• Dyk, Anne, Stoudt, Betty (1965) Vocabulario mixteco de San Miguel el Grande (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 12)‎^[4] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, published 1973, pages 15, 74

Slovene

Conjunction

inu

1. and

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.

Verb

inu

1. drink

Tarifit

Pronoun

inu ? (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵏⵓ)

1. mine, my

   inu

   It's mine.

   ak utcma-s d tenni inu

   With his sister and mine.

   taddart-a inu

   This is my house.

Inflection

Inflection forms of n

	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
1st person	inu		nneɣ
2nd person	nnec	nnem	nwem	nkent
3rd person	nnes		nsen	nsent

Xhosa

Pronoun

-inu

1. Combining stem of nina used with possessive concords.

Yoruba

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Edekiri Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-nʊ̃́ or Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-lʊ̃́. Perhaps from the same root as Yoruba àánú (“mercy”), Yoruba ẹ̀nị́nụ́. Compare with Ifè inɔ́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.nṹ/

Noun

inú

1. stomach, abdomen

   Synonym: ikùn

2. inside, interior
3. (idiomatic) mind, heart

   Synonyms: ọkàn, ẹ̀mí, ẹ̀dọ̀

4. (idiomatic) womb
5. (idiomatic) secret

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: inú (“stomach, inside, interior, etc.”)
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Language family	Variety group	Variety/language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	unọ́
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	inọ́
				Ìkòròdú	inọ́
				Ṣágámù	inọ́
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)		Òkìtìpupa	inọ́
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)		Mahin	inọ́
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	inọ́
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	inọ́
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	ínọ́
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ụnụ́, ịnụ́
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ụnụ́, ịnụ́
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ụnụ́, ịnụ́
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	inú
		Ẹ̀gbádò		Ìjàká	inọ́
		Èkó		Èkó	inú
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	inú
		Ìbàràpá		Igbó Òrà	inú
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)	inú
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	inú
		Oǹkó		Òtù	inọ́
				Ìwéré Ilé	inọ́
				Òkèhò	inú
				Ìsẹ́yìn	inọ́
				Ṣakí	inọ́
				Tedé	inú
				Ìgbẹ́tì	inú
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	inú
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	inú
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	inú
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé		Kabba	inú, unú
	Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana		Sokode	inɔ̃́
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́		Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)	inɔ́
				Tchaourou	inɔ́
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)		Baàtɛ	inṹ
		Ìdàácà	Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)	inú
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	inɔ́
				Onigbolo	inɔ́
			Kétu/Ànàgó	Kétu	inú
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	inɔ̃́
				Atakpamɛ	inɔ̃́
				Boko	inṹ
				Est-Mono	inɔ̃́
				Moretan	inɔ̃́
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	inɔ̃́
		Kura		Awotébi	énɔ
				Partago	nɔ̃́
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé		Kandi	inɔ̃́
		Northern Nago		Kambole	inɔ̃́
				Manigri	inɔ̃́
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

• bínú (“to become upset”)
• ejò-inú (“tapeworm”)
• fiyè dénú (“to be tolerant; to be forgiving”)
• inú búburú (“wickedness”)
• inú rere (“goodness”)
• inú-ara (“internal organ, inner body parts”)
• inú-bíbàjẹ́ (“sorry”)
• inú-fùfù (“rashness”)
• inú-kíkún (“constipation”)
• inú-lílọ́ (“stomachache”)
• inú-ríru (“nausea, mental rage”)
• inú-rírun (“stomachache”)
• inú-ṣíṣu (“diarrhea”)
• nínú (“on the inside”)
• ojú-inú (“imagination”)
• ọgbọ́n inú (“intuition”)
• ọlọ́pàá-inú (“secret agent”)
• sínú (“into”)
• ìbànújẹ́ (“sadness”)
• ìbínú (“anger”)
• ìyọ́nú (“anger”)

Zulu

Pronoun

-inu

1. Combining stem of nina used with possessive concords.