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Galician
Noun
ñu m (plural ñus)
- gnu
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲu/
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: ñu
Noun
ñu m (plural ñus)
- gnu, wildebeest
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish ñu, from German Gnu, from Khoekhoe !nu:, possibly via Dutch gnoe, likely onomatopoeic of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ñu (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- gnu; wildebeest
See also
Further reading
Tocharian A
Etymology 1
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From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwä, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Tocharian B ñu.
Numeral
ñu
- nine
References
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ñu”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 286
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwe, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Compare Tocharian B ñuwe.
Adjective
ñu
- new
References
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ñuwe”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 287-288
Tocharian B
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Etymology 1
From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwä, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Tocharian A ñu.
Numeral
ñu
- nine
References
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ñu”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 286
Etymology 2
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Adverb
ñu
- now
Derived terms