namu

See also: ñamu, namų, and наму

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *namu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk (compare Malay nyamuk).

Noun

namu

1. mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑmu/, [ˈnɑ̝mu]
• Hyphenation: na‧mu
• Rhymes: -ɑmu

Noun

namu

1. sweet, candy

Declension

Inflection of namu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		namu	namut
genitive		namun	namujen
partitive		namua	namuja
illative		namuun	namuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		namu	namut
accusative	nom.	namu	namut
	gen.	namun
genitive		namun	namujen
partitive		namua	namuja
inessive		namussa	namuissa
elative		namusta	namuista
illative		namuun	namuihin
adessive		namulla	namuilla
ablative		namulta	namuilta
allative		namulle	namuille
essive		namuna	namuina
translative		namuksi	namuiksi
abessive		namutta	namuitta
instructive		—	namuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of namu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative namuni namuni accusative nom. namuni namuni gen. namuni genitive namuni namujeni partitive namuani namujani inessive namussani namuissani elative namustani namuistani illative namuuni namuihini adessive namullani namuillani ablative namultani namuiltani allative namulleni namuilleni essive namunani namuinani translative namukseni namuikseni abessive namuttani namuittani instructive — — comitative — namuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative namusi namusi accusative nom. namusi namusi gen. namusi genitive namusi namujesi partitive namuasi namujasi inessive namussasi namuissasi elative namustasi namuistasi illative namuusi namuihisi adessive namullasi namuillasi ablative namultasi namuiltasi allative namullesi namuillesi essive namunasi namuinasi translative namuksesi namuiksesi abessive namuttasi namuittasi instructive — — comitative — namuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative namumme namumme accusative nom. namumme namumme gen. namumme genitive namumme namujemme partitive namuamme namujamme inessive namussamme namuissamme elative namustamme namuistamme illative namuumme namuihimme adessive namullamme namuillamme ablative namultamme namuiltamme allative namullemme namuillemme essive namunamme namuinamme translative namuksemme namuiksemme abessive namuttamme namuittamme instructive — — comitative — namuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative namunne namunne accusative nom. namunne namunne gen. namunne genitive namunne namujenne partitive namuanne namujanne inessive namussanne namuissanne elative namustanne namuistanne illative namuunne namuihinne adessive namullanne namuillanne ablative namultanne namuiltanne allative namullenne namuillenne essive namunanne namuinanne translative namuksenne namuiksenne abessive namuttanne namuittanne instructive — — comitative — namuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative namunsa namunsa accusative nom. namunsa namunsa gen. namunsa genitive namunsa namujensa partitive namuaan namuansa namujaan namujansa inessive namussaan namussansa namuissaan namuissansa elative namustaan namustansa namuistaan namuistansa illative namuunsa namuihinsa adessive namullaan namullansa namuillaan namuillansa ablative namultaan namultansa namuiltaan namuiltansa allative namulleen namullensa namuilleen namuillensa essive namunaan namunansa namuinaan namuinansa translative namukseen namuksensa namuikseen namuiksensa abessive namuttaan namuttansa namuittaan namuittansa instructive — — comitative — namuineen namuinensa

Derived terms

• namupala
• namusetä

Anagrams

• Manu, manu, maun, muna

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Latvian

Noun

namu m

1. (deprecated template usage) accusative singular form of nams
2. (deprecated template usage) instrumental singular form of nams
3. (deprecated template usage) genitive plural form of nams

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Lithuanian

Noun

namu m

1. instrumental singular of namas

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk (compare Malay nyamuk).

Noun

namu

1. sandfly of the genus .

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Tongan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.mu/

Noun

namu

1. mosquito.