namu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "namu"

English

Etymology

From Maori namu. Compare Malay nyamuk (“a mosquito”).

Noun

namu

  1. A sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.

East Futuna

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)

Finnish

Etymology

nam +‎ -u

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑmu/, [ˈnɑ̝mu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmu
  • Syllabification(key): na‧mu
  • Hyphenation(key): na‧mu

Noun

namu

  1. sweet, candy
    Synonym: nami

Declension

Inflection of namu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative namu namut
genitive namun namujen
partitive namua namuja
illative namuun namuihin
singular plural
nominative namu namut
accusative nom. namu namut
gen. namun
genitive namun namujen
partitive namua namuja
inessive namussa namuissa
elative namusta namuista
illative namuun namuihin
adessive namulla namuilla
ablative namulta namuilta
allative namulle namuille
essive namuna namuina
translative namuksi namuiksi
abessive namutta namuitta
instructive — namuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of namu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative namuni namuni
accusative nom. namuni namuni
gen. namuni
genitive namuni namujeni
partitive namuani namujani
inessive namussani namuissani
elative namustani namuistani
illative namuuni namuihini
adessive namullani namuillani
ablative namultani namuiltani
allative namulleni namuilleni
essive namunani namuinani
translative namukseni namuikseni
abessive namuttani namuittani
instructive — —
comitative — namuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative namusi namusi
accusative nom. namusi namusi
gen. namusi
genitive namusi namujesi
partitive namuasi namujasi
inessive namussasi namuissasi
elative namustasi namuistasi
illative namuusi namuihisi
adessive namullasi namuillasi
ablative namultasi namuiltasi
allative namullesi namuillesi
essive namunasi namuinasi
translative namuksesi namuiksesi
abessive namuttasi namuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — namuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative namumme namumme
accusative nom. namumme namumme
gen. namumme
genitive namumme namujemme
partitive namuamme namujamme
inessive namussamme namuissamme
elative namustamme namuistamme
illative namuumme namuihimme
adessive namullamme namuillamme
ablative namultamme namuiltamme
allative namullemme namuillemme
essive namunamme namuinamme
translative namuksemme namuiksemme
abessive namuttamme namuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — namuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative namunne namunne
accusative nom. namunne namunne
gen. namunne
genitive namunne namujenne
partitive namuanne namujanne
inessive namussanne namuissanne
elative namustanne namuistanne
illative namuunne namuihinne
adessive namullanne namuillanne
ablative namultanne namuiltanne
allative namullenne namuillenne
essive namunanne namuinanne
translative namuksenne namuiksenne
abessive namuttanne namuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — namuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative namunsa namunsa
accusative nom. namunsa namunsa
gen. namunsa
genitive namunsa namujensa
partitive namuaan
namuansa 		namujaan
namujansa
inessive namussaan
namussansa 		namuissaan
namuissansa
elative namustaan
namustansa 		namuistaan
namuistansa
illative namuunsa namuihinsa
adessive namullaan
namullansa 		namuillaan
namuillansa
ablative namultaan
namultansa 		namuiltaan
namuiltansa
allative namulleen
namullensa 		namuilleen
namuillensa
essive namunaan
namunansa 		namuinaan
namuinansa
translative namukseen
namuksensa 		namuikseen
namuiksensa
abessive namuttaan
namuttansa 		namuittaan
namuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — namuineen
namuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Futuna-Aniwa

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. (Aniwa) mosquito

Japanese

Romanization

namu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of なむ

Latvian

Noun

namu m

  1. inflection of nams:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Lithuanian

Noun

namu m

  1. instrumental singular of namas

Manchu

Romanization

namu

  1. romanization of ᠨᠠᠮᡠ

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *namu (compare with Rarotongan namu “mosquito”, Tahitian namu and ramu “sandfly, midge”), from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. Cognate with Malay nyamuk (“mosquito”).[1][2][3]

Noun

namu

  1. sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.

Descendants

  • → English: namu

Derived terms

  • namu katipo
  • namunamu
  • nanamu
  • whakanamunamu

References

  1. ^ Pond, Wendy (1983) “Solving A Linguistic Murder With The Aid of Entomology”, in The Wētā‎[1], volume 6, number 1, The Entomological Society of New Zealand, page 6
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “namu.2a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D. (2011) Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 4, Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 380-2; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *namu (compare with Tahitian ninamu).[1]

Adjective

namu

  1. (obsolete) blue-green, grue

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Dodgson, Neil, Chen, Victoria, Zahido, Meimuna (November 2024) “The colonisation of the colour pink: variation and change in Māori’s colour lexicon”, in Linguistics, →DOI, page 9

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “namu”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 253
  • “namu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mele-Fila

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Further reading

Rakahanga-Manihiki

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Rapa

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Rarotongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito, gnat, midge

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Sikaiana

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

References

Tikopia

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu. Cognates include Maori namu and Samoan namu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈna.mu]
  • Hyphenation: na‧mu

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 248

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.mu/

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Tuamotuan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. insect
  2. mosquito

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

West Makian

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate namo (“bird, chicken”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn̪a.mu/

Noun

namu

  1. bird
    Synonym: haiwan
  2. chicken

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[4], Pacific linguistics

West Uvean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito
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