unu

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Angguruk Yali

Noun

unu

  1. meat

References

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

Numeral

unu

  1. one

Related terms

Asturian

Asturian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : unu
    Ordinal : primeru

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈunu/,
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Numeral

unu or un m (feminine una)

  1. one

Corsican

Corsican cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : unu
    Ordinal : primu

Etymology

From Latin unus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Cognates include Italian uno and Romanian unu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈunu/
  • Hyphenation: u‧nu

Numeral

unu m (feminine una)

  1. one

References

  • “unu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Esperanto

Esperanto numbers (edit)
10
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    Cardinal: unu
    Ordinal: unua
    Adverbial: unue
    Multiplier: unuobla, unuopa
    Fractional: unuona, unuono

Etymology

From Latin ūnus.

Pronunciation

Numeral

unu

  1. one (1)

Derived terms

Extremaduran

Etymology

Akin to Spanish uno, from Latin unus.

Numeral

unu

  1. one

Hadza

Pronunciation

Noun

unu m

  1. person, people (collective, no plural)

Related terms

Jamaican Creole

Pronoun

unu

  1. Alternative spelling of unnu.

Lindu

Noun

unu

  1. salt

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *unu, from Proto-Oceanic *unus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hunus, from Proto-Austronesian *SuNus (“withdraw, pull out, extract”).

Noun

unu

  1. withdrawal, extraction

Verb

unu (passive unuhia)

  1. pull out, withdraw, draw out, extract
  2. to pull off, put off, take off (clothes, etc.)
  3. to exempt, discharge, exclude
  4. to surrender

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *unu, variant of *inu.

Verb

unu (passive unumia)

  1. (dialectal) to drink

References

  • “unu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

Numeral

unu

  1. one

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese um and Spanish un and Kabuverdianu un.

Numeral

unu

  1. one (1)

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

unu

  1. ashes

Quechua

Adjective

unu

  1. watery, boiled

Noun

unu

  1. water, alone or mixed with something else
  2. liquid

Declension

declension of unu
singular plural
nominative unu unukuna
accusative unuta unukunata
dative unuman unukunaman
genitive unup unukunap
locative unupi unukunapi
terminative unukama unukunakama
ablative unumanta unukunamanta
instrumental unuwan unukunawan
comitative ununtin unukunantin
abessive ununnaq unukunannaq
comparative unuhina unukunahina
causative unurayku unukunarayku
benefactive unupaq unukunapaq
associative unupura unukunapura
distributive ununka unukunanka
exclusive unulla unukunalla
possessive forms of unu
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative unuy unuykuna
accusative unuyta unuykunata
dative unuyman unuykunaman
genitive unuypa unuykunap
locative unuypi unuykunapi
terminative unuykama unuykunakama
ablative unuymanta unuykunamanta
instrumental unuywan unuykunawan
comitative unuynintin unuykunantin
abessive unuyninnaq unuykunannaq
comparative unuyhina unuykunahina
causative unuyrayku unuykunarayku
benefactive unuypaq unuykunapaq
associative unuypura unuykunapura
distributive unuyninka unuykunanka
exclusive unuylla unuykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative unuyki unuykikuna
accusative unuykita unuykikunata
dative unuykiman unuykikunaman
genitive unuykipa unuykikunap
locative unuykipi unuykikunapi
terminative unuykikama unuykikunakama
ablative unuykimanta unuykikunamanta
instrumental unuykiwan unuykikunawan
comitative unuykintin unuykikunantin
abessive unuykinnaq unuykikunannaq
comparative unuykihina unuykikunahina
causative unuykirayku unuykikunarayku
benefactive unuykipaq unuykikunapaq
associative unuykipura unuykikunapura
distributive unuykinka unuykikunanka
exclusive unuykilla unuykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative unun ununkuna
accusative ununta ununkunata
dative ununman ununkunaman
genitive ununpa ununkunap
locative ununpi ununkunapi
terminative ununkama ununkunakama
ablative ununmanta ununkunamanta
instrumental ununwan ununkunawan
comitative ununintin ununkunantin
abessive ununninnaq ununkunannaq
comparative ununhina ununkunahina
causative ununrayku ununkunarayku
benefactive ununpaq ununkunapaq
associative ununpura ununkunapura
distributive ununinka ununkunanka
exclusive ununlla ununkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative ununchik ununchikkuna
accusative ununchikta ununchikkunata
dative ununchikman ununchikkunaman
genitive ununchikpa ununchikkunap
locative ununchikpi ununchikkunapi
terminative ununchikkama ununchikkunakama
ablative ununchikmanta ununchikkunamanta
instrumental ununchikwan ununchikkunawan
comitative ununchiknintin ununchikkunantin
abessive ununchikninnaq ununchikkunannaq
comparative ununchikhina ununchikkunahina
causative ununchikrayku ununchikkunarayku
benefactive ununchikpaq ununchikkunapaq
associative ununchikpura ununchikkunapura
distributive ununchikninka ununchikkunanka
exclusive ununchiklla ununchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative unuyku unuykukuna
accusative unuykuta unuykukunata
dative unuykuman unuykukunaman
genitive unuykupa unuykukunap
locative unuykupi unuykukunapi
terminative unuykukama unuykukunakama
ablative unuykumanta unuykukunamanta
instrumental unuykuwan unuykukunawan
comitative unuykuntin unuykukunantin
abessive unuykunnaq unuykukunannaq
comparative unuykuhina unuykukunahina
causative unuykurayku unuykukunarayku
benefactive unuykupaq unuykukunapaq
associative unuykupura unuykukunapura
distributive unuykunka unuykukunanka
exclusive unuykulla unuykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative unuykichik unuykichikkuna
accusative unuykichikta unuykichikkunata
dative unuykichikman unuykichikkunaman
genitive unuykichikpa unuykichikkunap
locative unuykichikpi unuykichikkunapi
terminative unuykichikkama unuykichikkunakama
ablative unuykichikmanta unuykichikkunamanta
instrumental unuykichikwan unuykichikkunawan
comitative unuykichiknintin unuykichikkunantin
abessive unuykichikninnaq unuykichikkunannaq
comparative unuykichikhina unuykichikkunahina
causative unuykichikrayku unuykichikkunarayku
benefactive unuykichikpaq unuykichikkunapaq
associative unuykichikpura unuykichikkunapura
distributive unuykichikninka unuykichikkunanka
exclusive unuykichiklla unuykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative ununku ununkukuna
accusative ununkuta ununkukunata
dative ununkuman ununkukunaman
genitive ununkupa ununkukunap
locative ununkupi ununkukunapi
terminative ununkukama ununkukunakama
ablative ununkumanta ununkukunamanta
instrumental ununkuwan ununkukunawan
comitative ununkuntin ununkukunantin
abessive ununkunnaq ununkukunannaq
comparative ununkuhina ununkukunahina
causative ununkurayku ununkukunarayku
benefactive ununkupaq ununkukunapaq
associative ununkupura ununkukunapura
distributive ununkunka ununkukunanka
exclusive ununkulla ununkukunalla

Synonyms

See also

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *unu, variant of *inu.

Verb

unu

  1. drink

Romanian

Romanian numbers (edit)
10
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    Cardinal: unu
    Ordinal: prim, întâi

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

Numeral

unu (feminine una)

  1. one

Related terms

  • un (used as an indefinite article)
  • unul (used as an indefinite pronoun)
  • uni

Sardinian

Sardinian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : unu
    Ordinal : primu
    Multiplier : solu
    Distributive : singularmente

Alternative forms

  • un' (article, apocopated, used before vowels)

Etymology

From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

Numeral

unu

  1. (Logudorese, Campidanese, Nuorese) one

Article

unu m (feminine una)

  1. (Logudorese, Campidanese, Nuorese) a, an (indefinite article)

Derived terms

Logudorese
Campidanese
Nuorese

References

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “únu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

Sassarese

Sassarese cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : unu
    Ordinal : primu
    Adverbial : una voltha
    Multiplier : sìnguru
    Distributive : singuraimmenti

Etymology

From Latin ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

Numeral

unu (invariable)

  1. one (1)

Article

unu m (indefinite, feminine una)

  1. Alternative form of un: a, an
    Miari è unu pizzinnu simpàtiggu ― Michael is a nice boy

Pronoun

unu m (indefinite, feminine una)

  1. one, someone, a person
    Pari unu di bocca bona, o no è digussì?
    You look like someone who likes to eat, or am I wrong?
    (literally, “You seem one of good mouth, or is it not so?”)

References

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Sicilian

Sicilian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : unu
    Ordinal : primu

Etymology

From Latin ūnus.

Numeral

unu

  1. one

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Igbo únù. Compare Bajan wunna, Gullah oonuh, Jamaican Creole unnu.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

unu

  1. you (plural)
  2. us (object)

Tausug

Pronoun

unu

  1. what

Derived terms

Turkish

Noun

unu

  1. accusative singular of un
  2. third-person singular possessive of un
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