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Translingual
Symbol
anu
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Anuak.
See also
Afar
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔanāku. Cognates include Oromo ani, Saho anu, Somali áan and Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʌˈnu/
- Hyphenation: a‧nu
Pronoun
anú
- I
- Anú tuffác akmé. ― I'm eating apples.
See also
References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “anu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Anguthimri
Noun
anu
- (Mpakwithi) hip
References
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 184
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin anus.
Noun
anu m (plural anos)
- (anatomy) anus (lower opening of the digestive tract)
- (Western Asturias) Alternative form of añu
Aymara
Noun
anu
- dog
Chibcha
Pronunciation
Noun
anu
- medium house, house smaller than the main one.
References
- Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese ano. Cognate with Kabuverdianu ánu.
Noun
anu
- year
- birthday
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *qanu. Cognates include Maori anu and Tahitian anu.
Pronunciation
Verb
anu
- (stative) to be cold
Derived terms
Iban
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu.
Pronoun
anu
- something whose name is unknown or left unmentioned, typically as a filler word.
Etymology 2
Verb
anu
- to scold; to express anger
- to kill
Indonesian
Etymology
Compare Iban anu.
Pronunciation
Noun
anu
- something or someone whose name is unknown or left unmentioned, thingamajig
- (slang) genital organ
References
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese ano.
Noun
anu
- (Sotavento) year
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
- Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
anū
- ablative singular of anus
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, from Proto-Austronesian *-nu.
Pronunciation
Noun
anu (Jawi spelling انو, plural anu-anu, informal 1st possessive anuku, 2nd possessive anumu, 3rd possessive anunya)
- Someone or something whose name is not mentioned (on purpose, due to forgetting, etc.).
- si anu ― the (unknown) person
- hajat anu ― an unknown wish
- (mathematics) An unknown quantity or variable; an unknown.
Dalam kiraan ini, 't' merupakan sebuah anu yang mewakili tinggi seorang pelajar.- In this calculation, 't' is an unknown that stands for a student's height.
Pronoun
anu (Jawi spelling انو)
- (obsolete) Synonym of itu.
Further reading
- “anu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*-nu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Maori
Noun
anu
- cold
Further reading
- “anu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Matal
Pronoun
anu
- we, us (first-person plural pronoun)
Sufəl gulo, delga kà anu la abanay (Mark 9:5).[1]- My Lord, good that we here(Mark 9:5)
Musa atsetsèr à anu mapəhay uwanay (Luka 20:28).[2]- Moses wrote to us saying this (Luke 20:28)
References
Old Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *anw, from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Noun
anu (plural enuein)
- name
Descendants
Pitjantjatjara
Verb
anu
- past of ananyi (“go”): went, left
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi anũ.
Pronunciation
Noun
anu m (plural anus)
- ani (bird)
Descendants
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English hand. Compare Maroon Spirit Language anu, Jamaican Creole an, Krio an.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
anu
- hand
- arm
- handful
- money that is paid out to the participants of a kasmoni
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “anu”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
Tarifit
Etymology
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Noun
anu m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵏⵓ, plural anuten, diminutive tanut)
- pit, well
Declension
Volapük
Adverb
anu
- At this moment (now).