inu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "inu"

Languages (20)

Chichewa • Copainalá Zoque • Czech • Gothic • Hawaiian • Japanese • Māori • Nias • Nuxalk • Rayón Zoque • Samoan • San Juan Colorado Mixtec • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec • Slovene • Tahitian • Tarifit • Tumbuka • Xhosa • Yoruba • Zulu

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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)‎^[4] (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-Polynesian *inu, from Proto-Central Pacific *inu, from Proto-Oceanic *inum, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *inum, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *inum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum. Cognates include Māori, Samoan, and Tongan inu.

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

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *inu, from Proto-Central Pacific *inu, from Proto-Oceanic *inum, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *inum, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *inum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum. Cognates include Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan inu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinu/ [ˈinʉ]

Noun

inu

1. liquid, drink

   He inu māu?

   (Could I get) a drink for you?

Verb

inu (passive inumia)

1. to drink

   E inumia ana te miraka e te ngeru.

   The milk is being drank by the cat.

   • 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.

Nuxalk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔinu/

Pronoun

inu

• second-person singular pronoun

References

• Hank Nater (2022), The Nuxalk Language: (lexicon, narratives, grammar), →DOI, page 513

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)‎^[5] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 6

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *inu, from Proto-Central Pacific *inu, from Proto-Oceanic *inum, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *inum, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *inum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.

Verb

inu (plural feinu)

1. to drink

References

• Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 86

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)‎^[6] (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)‎^[7] (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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber.

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [ɪ.nʊ]
• Syllabification: i‧nu
• Rhymes: -ʊ

Preposition

inu (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵏⵓ)

1. my, mine (first-person singular of n)

   Taddart-a inu. ― This is my house.

   Inu. ― It's mine.

See also

Inflection of n

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

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)

Tumbuka

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa -anu (“your”)

Determiner

-inu

1. your, second-person singular possessive determiner

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			unọ́
			Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	unọ́
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	inọ́
				Ìkòròdú	inọ́
				Ṣágámù	inọ́
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)			inọ́
			Òkìtìpupa		inọ́
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)			inọ́
			Mahin		inọ́
		Oǹdó			inọ́
			Oǹdó		inọ́
	Ìtsẹkírì				inọ́
		Ìwẹrẹ			inọ́
	Olùkùmi				ínọ́
		Ugbódù			ínọ́
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ụnụ́, ịnụ́
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ụnụ́, ịnụ́
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ụnụ́, ịnụ́
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì			inú
			Èbúté Mẹ́tà		inú
		Ẹ̀gbádò	Ìjàká		inọ́
		Èkó			inú
			Èkó		inú
		Ìbàdàn			inú
			Ìbàdàn		inú
		Ìbàràpá			inú
			Igbó Òrà		inú
		Ìbọ̀lọ́			inú
			Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)		inú
		Ìlọrin			inú
			Ìlọrin		inú
		Oǹkó	Òtù		inọ́
			Ìwéré Ilé		inọ́
			Òkèhò		inú
			Ìsẹ́yìn		inọ́
			Ṣakí		inọ́
			Tedé		inú
			Ìgbẹ́tì		inú
		Ọ̀yọ́			inú
			Ọ̀yọ́		inú
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà		inú
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀		inú
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé			inú, unú
			Kabba		inú, unú
	Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana			inɔ̃́
			Sokode		inɔ̃́
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́	Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)		inɔ́
			Tchaourou		inɔ́
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)			inṹ
			Baàtɛ		inṹ
		Ìdàácà			inú
			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			inɔ̃́
			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.