ñu
Galician
Noun
ñu m (plural ñus)Category:Galician lemmas#NUCategory:Galician nouns#NUCategory:Galician countable nouns#NUCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Galician masculine nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#ÑUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ÑU
Category:gl:Mammals#NUSpanish
Pronunciation
Noun
ñu m (plural ñus)Category:Spanish lemmas#NUCategory:Spanish nouns#NUCategory:Spanish countable nouns#NUCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#ÑUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ÑU
Further reading
- “ñu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Tagalog
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from SpanishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish#NUCategory:Tagalog unadapted borrowings from Spanish#NUCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#NU ñu, from GermanCategory:Tagalog terms derived from German#NU Gnu, from KhoekhoeCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Khoekhoe#NU !nu:, possibly via Dutch gnoe, likely onomatopoeicCategory:Tagalog onomatopoeias#NU of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnju/ [ˈɲʊ]Category:Tagalog 1-syllable words#NUCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈnju/ [ˈn̪jʊ]Category:Tagalog 1-syllable words#NUCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
- Rhymes: -uCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/u#NUCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/u/1 syllable#NU
- Syllabification: ñu
- Homophone: NiuCategory:Tagalog terms with homophones#NUCategory:Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation#NU
Noun
ñu (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#NUCategory:Tagalog nouns#NUCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#NUCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#NUCategory:Tagalog terms spelled with Ñ#NUCategory:Tagalog terms spelled with ◌̃#NUCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#ÑUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ÑU
See also
Further reading
- “ñu”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “ñ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Tocharian A
Etymology 1
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From Proto-TocharianCategory:Tocharian A terms inherited from Proto-Tocharian#ÑUCategory:Tocharian A terms derived from Proto-Tocharian#ÑU *ñäwä, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Tocharian A terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ÑUCategory:Tocharian A terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ÑU *h₁néwn̥. Compare Tocharian B ñu.
Numeral
ñuCategory:Tocharian A lemmas#ÑUCategory:Tocharian A numerals#ÑUCategory:Tocharian A cardinal numbers#ÑUCategory:Tocharian A entries with incorrect language header#ÑUCategory:Pages with entries#ÑUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ÑU
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-TocharianCategory:Tocharian A terms inherited from Proto-Tocharian#ÑUCategory:Tocharian A terms derived from Proto-Tocharian#ÑU *ñäwe, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Tocharian A terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ÑUCategory:Tocharian A terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ÑU *néwos. Compare Tocharian B ñuwe.
Adjective
ñuCategory:Tocharian A lemmas#ÑUCategory:Tocharian A adjectives#ÑUCategory:Tocharian A entries with incorrect language header#ÑUCategory:Pages with entries#ÑUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ÑU
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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| Next: | śak |
Etymology 1
From Proto-TocharianCategory:Tocharian B terms inherited from Proto-Tocharian#ÑUCategory:Tocharian B terms derived from Proto-Tocharian#ÑU *ñäwä, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Tocharian B terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ÑUCategory:Tocharian B terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ÑU *h₁néwn̥. Compare Tocharian A ñu.
Numeral
ñuCategory:Tocharian B lemmas#ÑUCategory:Tocharian B numerals#ÑUCategory:Tocharian B cardinal numbers#ÑUCategory:Tocharian B entries with incorrect language header#ÑUCategory:Pages with entries#ÑUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ÑU
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
Inherited from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Tocharian B terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ÑUCategory:Tocharian B terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ÑU *nu. Cognate with Latin nunc, Ancient Greek νῦν (nûn), Proto-Slavic *nyně.
Adverb
ñuCategory:Tocharian B lemmas#ÑUCategory:Tocharian B adverbs#ÑUCategory:Tocharian B entries with incorrect language header#ÑUCategory:Pages with entries#ÑUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#ÑU