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Japanese
Romanization
nuno
- Rōmaji transcription of ぬの
Kari'na
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *nunô.
Pronunciation
Noun
nuno (possessed nunory)
- moon
- month
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 326
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “nuno”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 326; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 318
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare Kapampangan nunu and Malay nenek.
Noun
nunò (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜈᜓ)
- ancestor
- (dialectal) grandparent; great-grandparent
- Synonyms: lolo, lola
Derived terms
References
Etymology 2
Noun
nunò (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜈᜓ)
- (folklore, mythology) goblin in Philippine folklore believed to live in anthills
Derived terms