inu

See also: inú, iñu, 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

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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

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Gothic

Romanization

inu

1. Romanization of 𐌹𐌽𐌿

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Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Noun

inu

1. a drink

Verb

inu

1. to drink

Usage notes

• Passive/imperative form: inumia.

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Japanese

Romanization

inu

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

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.

Noun

inu

1. liquid, drink

Verb

inu (used in the form inu-mia)

1. to drink

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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

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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

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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

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Slovene

Conjunction

inu

1. and

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Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.

Verb

inu

1. drink

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Xhosa

Pronoun

-inu

1. Combining stem of nina used with possessive concords.

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Zulu

Pronoun

-inu

1. Combining stem of nina used with possessive concords.