niu
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Page categories
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of EnglishCategory:Translingual terms derived from English#NIU NiueanCategory:Translingual clippings#NIU.
Symbol
niuCategory:Translingual lemmas#NIUCategory:Translingual symbols#NIUCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#NIUCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
See also
English
Noun
niu (plural nius)Category:English lemmas#NIUCategory:English nouns#NIUCategory:English countable nouns#NIUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- (New ZealandCategory:New Zealand English#NIU, historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#NIU) A tall pole with yardarms from which hung ropes, circled by worshippers in the Pai Mārire religious movement.
Anuta
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Anuta terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Anuta terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Anuta terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Anuta terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Anuta terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Anuta terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Anuta lemmas#NIUCategory:Anuta nouns#NIUCategory:Anuta entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Arosi
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Arosi terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Arosi terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Arosi terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Arosi terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Arosi lemmas#NIUCategory:Arosi nouns#NIUCategory:Arosi entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Bariai
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Bariai terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Bariai terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Bariai terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Bariai terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Bariai lemmas#NIUCategory:Bariai nouns#NIUCategory:Bariai entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
References
- Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)
Bughotu
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Bughotu terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Bughotu terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Bughotu terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Bughotu terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Bughotu lemmas#NIUCategory:Bughotu nouns#NIUCategory:Bughotu entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Bwanabwana
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Bwanabwana terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Bwanabwana terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Bwanabwana terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Bwanabwana terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Bwanabwana lemmas#NIUCategory:Bwanabwana nouns#NIUCategory:Bwanabwana entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old CatalanCategory:Catalan terms inherited from Old Catalan#NIUCategory:Catalan terms derived from Old Catalan#NIU niu, from LatinCategory:Catalan terms inherited from Latin#NIUCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#NIU nīdus, from Proto-ItalicCategory:Catalan terms inherited from Proto-Italic#NIUCategory:Catalan terms derived from Proto-Italic#NIU *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Catalan terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NIUCategory:Catalan terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NIU *nisdós (“nest”).
Pronunciation
Noun
niu m (plural nius)Category:Catalan lemmas#NIUCategory:Catalan nouns#NIUCategory:Catalan countable nouns#NIUCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Derived terms
References
- “niu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “niu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “niu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “niu”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
East Futuna
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:East Futuna terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:East Futuna terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:East Futuna terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:East Futuna terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:East Futuna terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:East Futuna terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:East Futuna lemmas#NIUCategory:East Futuna nouns#NIUCategory:East Futuna entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Elfdalian
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : niu Ordinal : niund | ||
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Elfdalian terms inherited from Old Norse#NIUCategory:Elfdalian terms derived from Old Norse#NIU níu, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Elfdalian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#NIUCategory:Elfdalian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NIU *newun. Cognate with Swedish nio.
Numeral
niuCategory:Elfdalian lemmas#NIUCategory:Elfdalian numerals#NIUCategory:Elfdalian entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Fijian lemmas#NIUCategory:Fijian nouns#NIUCategory:Fijian entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Gedaged
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Gedaged terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Gedaged terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Gedaged terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Gedaged terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Gedaged lemmas#NIUCategory:Gedaged nouns#NIUCategory:Gedaged entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Gela
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Gela terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Gela terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Gela terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Gela terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Gela lemmas#NIUCategory:Gela nouns#NIUCategory:Gela entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Gothic
Romanization
niuCategory:Gothic non-lemma forms#NIUCategory:Gothic romanizations#NIUCategory:Gothic entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌿
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-InuitCategory:Greenlandic terms inherited from Proto-Inuit#NIUCategory:Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Inuit#NIU *niu (“leg, root”), from Proto-EskimoCategory:Greenlandic terms inherited from Proto-Eskimo#NIUCategory:Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Eskimo#NIU *ńiʁu (“leg”). Compare niulu (“foot (of object), root (of plant)”). Cognates include Inupiaq niu and Inuktitut ᓂᐅ (nio).
Pronunciation
- (Nuuk) IPA(key): /niu/, [nɪ.ʊ]Category:Greenlandic terms with IPA pronunciation#NIU
Noun
niu (plural nissut)Category:Greenlandic lemmas#NIUCategory:Greenlandic nouns#NIUCategory:Greenlandic entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | niu | nissut |
| ergative | nissup | |
| allative | nissumut | nissunut |
| ablative | nissumit | nissunit |
| prolative | nissukkut | nissutigut |
| locative | nissumi | nissuni |
| instrumental | nissumik | nissunik |
| equative | nissutut | |
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni̯u/, [ˈnju]Category:Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation#NIU
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).
Noun
niuCategory:Hawaiian lemmas#NIUCategory:Hawaiian nouns#NIUCategory:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Derived terms
- kai niu (“coconut cream”)
- niu kahiki (“date”)
- niu maloʻo (“copra”)
- wai niu (“coconut water”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *liu (“turn round”).
Verb
niu (passive niua)Category:Hawaiian lemmas#NIUCategory:Hawaiian verbs#NIUCategory:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Related terms
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “niu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, pages 267–8
- niu in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
Inuktitut
Noun
niuCategory:Inuktitut lemmas#NIUCategory:Inuktitut nouns#NIUCategory:Inuktitut entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- Latin spelling of ᓂᐅ (nio)Category:Inuktitut terms in Latin script#NIU
Inupiaq
Etymology
From Proto-InuitCategory:Inupiaq terms inherited from Proto-Inuit#NIUCategory:Inupiaq terms derived from Proto-Inuit#NIU *niu, from Proto-EskimoCategory:Inupiaq terms inherited from Proto-Eskimo#NIUCategory:Inupiaq terms derived from Proto-Eskimo#NIU *niʀu.
Noun
niuCategory:Inupiaq lemmas#NIUCategory:Inupiaq nouns#NIUCategory:Inupiaq entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Kairiru
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Kairiru terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Kairiru terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Kairiru terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Kairiru terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Kairiru lemmas#NIUCategory:Kairiru nouns#NIUCategory:Kairiru entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Kapingamarangi
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Kapingamarangi terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Kapingamarangi terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Kapingamarangi terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Kapingamarangi terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Kapingamarangi terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Kapingamarangi terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Kapingamarangi lemmas#NIUCategory:Kapingamarangi nouns#NIUCategory:Kapingamarangi entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Kove
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Kove terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Kove terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Kove terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Kove terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Kove lemmas#NIUCategory:Kove nouns#NIUCategory:Kove entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
References
- Sato, Hiroko (2013) Grammar of Kove: an Austronesian language of the West New Britain province, Papua New Guinea (Ph.D. Thesis), University of Hawaii at Manoa, →HDL
Kwaio
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Kwaio terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Kwaio terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Kwaio terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Kwaio terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Kwaio lemmas#NIUCategory:Kwaio nouns#NIUCategory:Kwaio entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Lusi
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Lusi terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Lusi terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Lusi terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Lusi terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Lusi lemmas#NIUCategory:Lusi nouns#NIUCategory:Lusi entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Manam
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Manam terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Manam terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Manam terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Manam terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Manam lemmas#NIUCategory:Manam nouns#NIUCategory:Manam entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Mandarin
Romanization
niuCategory:Hanyu Pinyin#NIU0Category:Mandarin non-lemma forms#NIU0Category:Mandarin terms with redundant script codes#NIU0Category:Mandarin entries with incorrect language header#NIU0Category:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- nonstandard spelling of niūCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#NIU0
- nonstandard spelling of niúCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#NIU0
- nonstandard spelling of niǔCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#NIU0
- nonstandard spelling of niùCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#NIU0
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Māori
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniu/ [ˈniʉ]Category:Māori terms with IPA pronunciation#NIU
Noun
niuCategory:Māori lemmas#NIUCategory:Māori nouns#NIUCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Further reading
- John C. Moorfield (2011), “niu”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN
Mirandese
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Mirandese terms inherited from Latin#NIUCategory:Mirandese terms derived from Latin#NIU nīdus, from Proto-ItalicCategory:Mirandese terms inherited from Proto-Italic#NIUCategory:Mirandese terms derived from Proto-Italic#NIU *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Mirandese terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NIUCategory:Mirandese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NIU *nisdós (“nest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈu/ [niˈu] (Central)Category:Mirandese terms with IPA pronunciation#NIU
- IPA(key): /niˈu/ [niˈɨw] (Sendinese)Category:Mirandese terms with IPA pronunciation#NIU
- Rhymes: -uCategory:Rhymes:Mirandese/u#NIUCategory:Rhymes:Mirandese/u/2 syllables#NIU
- Syllabification: ni‧u
Noun
niu m (plural nius)Category:Mirandese lemmas#NIUCategory:Mirandese nouns#NIUCategory:Mirandese countable nouns#NIUCategory:Mirandese entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Mirandese masculine nouns#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
References
- Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “niu”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].
Motu
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Motu terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Motu terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Motu terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Motu terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Motu lemmas#NIUCategory:Motu nouns#NIUCategory:Motu entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Mussau-Emira
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Mussau-Emira terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Mussau-Emira terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Mussau-Emira terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Mussau-Emira terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Mussau-Emira lemmas#NIUCategory:Mussau-Emira nouns#NIUCategory:Mussau-Emira entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- coconut (fruit)
- coconut palm (tree)
References
- Malcolm Ross (2002), “Mussau”, in John Lynch, Malcolm Ross, Terry Crowley, editors, The Oceanic Languages, Curzon Press
Niuean
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Niuean terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Niuean terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Niuean terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Niuean lemmas#NIUCategory:Niuean nouns#NIUCategory:Niuean entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#NIUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#NIU níu. Compare Faroese níggju, Icelandic níu, Elfdalian niu, and Swedish nio.
Pronunciation
Numeral
niuCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#NIUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk numerals#NIUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- (dialectalCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk dialectal terms#NIU, Voss) alternative form of ni (“nine”)
Proto-Norse
Romanization
niuCategory:Proto-Norse non-lemma forms#NIUCategory:Proto-Norse romanizations#NIUCategory:Proto-Norse terms in nonstandard scripts#NIUCategory:Proto-Norse terms with non-redundant manual script codes#NIUCategory:Proto-Norse entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- romanization of ᚾᛁᚢ
Pukapukan
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Pukapukan lemmas#NIUCategory:Pukapukan nouns#NIUCategory:Pukapukan entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Rapa Nui lemmas#NIUCategory:Rapa Nui nouns#NIUCategory:Rapa Nui entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Rennellese
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Rennellese terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Rennellese terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Rennellese terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Rennellese terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Rennellese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Rennellese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Rennellese lemmas#NIUCategory:Rennellese nouns#NIUCategory:Rennellese entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
References
- Samuel H. Elbert (1975), Dictionary of the Language of Rennell and Bellona, Copenhagen: National Museum of Denmark, →ISBN, page 195
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#NIUCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#NIU nu.
Noun
niu m (plural niu)Category:Romanian lemmas#NIUCategory:Romanian nouns#NIUCategory:Romanian countable nouns#NIUCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- nu (Greek letter)
Declension
Rotuman
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Rotuman terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Rotuman terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Rotuman terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Rotuman terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Rotuman lemmas#NIUCategory:Rotuman nouns#NIUCategory:Rotuman entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Sa'a
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Sa'a terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Sa'a terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Sa'a terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Sa'a terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Sa'a lemmas#NIUCategory:Sa'a nouns#NIUCategory:Sa'a entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Samoan
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Samoan lemmas#NIUCategory:Samoan nouns#NIUCategory:Samoan entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Sardinian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Sardinian terms inherited from Latin#NIUCategory:Sardinian terms derived from Latin#NIU nidus.
Noun
niuCategory:Sardinian lemmas#NIUCategory:Sardinian nouns#NIUCategory:Sardinian entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Satawalese
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Satawalese terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Satawalese terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Satawalese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Satawalese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Satawalese lemmas#NIUCategory:Satawalese nouns#NIUCategory:Satawalese entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
References
- Kevin M. Roddy, A Sketch Grammar of Satawalese, The Language of Satawal Island, Yap State, Micronesia (2007)
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Tahitian lemmas#NIUCategory:Tahitian nouns#NIUCategory:Tahitian entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Category:ty:Nuts#NIUCategory:ty:Polynesian canoe plants#NIUCategory:ty:Trees#NIUTo'abaita
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:To'abaita terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:To'abaita terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:To'abaita terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:To'abaita terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:To'abaita lemmas#NIUCategory:To'abaita nouns#NIUCategory:To'abaita entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
References
- Lichtenberk, František (2008), A dictionary of Toqabaqita (Solomon Islands), Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, →ISBN, page 203
Tobati
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Tobati terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Tobati terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Tobati terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Tobati terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Tobati lemmas#NIUCategory:Tobati nouns#NIUCategory:Tobati entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
- coconut
- Aka niu re hecau.
- Big brother climbs a coconut [tree].
Further reading
- Buku Ajar Bahasa Tobati Bagi Pemula [Tobati Language Guide for Beginners] (in Indonesian), Jayapura: Dinas Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Kota Jayapura, 2018
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Tongan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Tongan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Tongan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
niuCategory:Tongan lemmas#NIUCategory:Tongan nouns#NIUCategory:Tongan entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU
Category:to:Nuts#NIUCategory:to:Polynesian canoe plants#NIUCategory:to:Trees#NIUTuvaluan
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tuvaluan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Tuvaluan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#NIU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Tuvaluan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NIUCategory:Tuvaluan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NIU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Tuvaluan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIUCategory:Tuvaluan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NIU *niuʀ.
Noun
niuCategory:Tuvaluan lemmas#NIUCategory:Tuvaluan nouns#NIUCategory:Tuvaluan entries with incorrect language header#NIUCategory:Pages with entries#NIUCategory:Pages with 46 entries#NIU