niu

See also: Niu, niū, niú, niǔ, niù, and níu

Anuta

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Arosi

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Bariai

Noun

niu

1. coconut

References

• Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)

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Bughotu

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Bwanabwana

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Catalan

Etymology

From , from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈniw]
• Rhymes: -iw

Noun

niu m (plural nius)

1. nest

Derived terms

• niar

Further reading

• “niu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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East Futuna

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Elfdalian

Elfdalian cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : niu     Ordinal : niund

Etymology

From Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with Swedish nio.

Numeral

niu

1. nine

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niu

1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

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Gedaged

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Gela

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Gothic

Romanization

niu

1. Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌿

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *ńiʁu. Cognates include Inupiaq niu and Inuktitut ᓂᐅ (nio).

Noun

niu (plural nissut)

1. leg

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niu

1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

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Inuktitut

Noun

niu

1. Latin spelling of ᓂᐅ (nio)

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Inupiaq

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *ńiʁu.

Noun

niu

1. leg

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Kairiru

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Kapingamarangi

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Kwaio

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Lusi

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Manam

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Mandarin

Romanization

niu

1. Nonstandard spelling of niū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of niú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of niǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of niù.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

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Maori

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Motu

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Niuean

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Pukapukan

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niu

1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

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Rennellese

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Rotuman

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niu

1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

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Sa'a

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niu

1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin nidus.

Noun

niu

1. (Campidanese) nest

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Satawalese

Noun

niu

1. coconut

References

• Kevin M. Roddy, A Sketch Grammar of Satawalese, The Language of Satawal Island, Yap State, Micronesia (2007)

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Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niu

1. (archaic) coconut

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To'abaita

Noun

niu

1. coconut

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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.u/

Noun

niu

1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

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Tuvaluan

Noun

niu

1. coconut