nū

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"

Hawaiian

Noun

nū

1. grunt
2. The name of the Latin script letter N/n.

Verb

nū

1. (intransitive) to cough
2. (intransitive) to roar

Japanese

Romanization

nū

1. Rōmaji transcription of ヌー

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

• nu (Western, Southeastern)

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHuš (“boat”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

Noun

nū f (Northeastern)

1. wooden aqueduct
2. mill water conduit

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu³³/

Particle

nū

1. (Patsho) okay(used to give an affirmative response.)

   Ngǖ ōh nū tǖ thò nyè..

   I said yes.

   Ngǖ ōh chai naih-oh apa-oh nū tǖ thò nyè..

   She said yes when I proposed her.

   Apa-oh apong-i va kü hei nyu naih-oh ngü-oh nū tǖ thò nyè..

   I said okay when she broke up with me.

Mandarin

Romanization

nū (nu¹, Zhuyin ㄋㄨ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 莻