ñu

ñu m (plural ñus)

1. gnu

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲu/ [ˈɲu]

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• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: ñu

ñu m (plural ñus)

1. gnu, wildebeest

• “ñu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnju/ [ˈɲu]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈnju/ [ˈn̪ju]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: ñu
• Homophone: Niu

ñu (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. gnu; wildebeest

• “ñu”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “ñ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwä, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Tocharian B ñu.

ñu

1. nine

• 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

From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwe, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Compare Tocharian B ñuwe.

ñu

1. new

• 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

From Proto-Tocharian *ñäwä, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Tocharian A ñu.

ñu

1. nine

• 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

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *nu. Cognate with Latin nunc, Ancient Greek νῦν (nûn), Proto-Slavic *nyně.

ñu

1. now

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