nanu
See also: ñañu
Afar
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Iraqw atén, Oromo nuyi, Saho nanu, Sidamo ninke and Somali annaga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nʌˈnu/
- Hyphenation: na‧nu
Pronoun
nanú
- we
- Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 5:
- Diggah nanu Ni Rabbow koo inkittosnaah Qibaada dibuk koo caglisna, nanu ni-caagiidah inkih cato koo esserra.
- Our God, with strength we make you whole, only you we give [our] adoration, we as one ask you for help with our afairs.
- Nanú sagá naxigillé. ― We are milking a cow.
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See also
Afar personal pronouns
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person m | 3rd person f | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Singular | anú | atú | úsuk | ís |
| Plural | nanú | isín | úsun | ||
| Object | Singular | yó | kó | ká | tét |
| Plural | né | sín | kén | ||
References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “nanu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 38
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Asturian
Alternative forms
- enanu, ñañu, naniu
Etymology
From Latin nānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnanu/, [ˈna.nu]
Noun
nanu m sg (feminine singular nana, masculine plural nanos, feminine plural nanes)
- dwarf
Related terms
- nanismu
German
Etymology
Borrowed from German Low German na (“well”) + nu (“now”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naˈnuː/
Audio (file)
Interjection
nanu
- (chiefly Northern Germany) An expression of wonderment or confusion.
- 2015 July 6, “Starts trotz Nachtflugverbot”, in Frankfurter Rundschau:
- Nanu, was macht denn der Flieger da zu so später Stunde?
- Well now, what is that plane doing there at so late an hour?
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References
- 2000, Hans Meyer, Walther Kiaulehn, Siegfried Mauermann, Der richtige Berliner in Wörtern und Redensarten, page 141
Hula
Noun
nanu
- water
References
- A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)
- Andrew K. Pawley, Malcolm D. Ross, Austronesian Terminolgies: Continuity and Change (1994), page 458
Kapampangan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnanu/, [ˈnäː.no]
Pronoun
nánu
- (interrogative) what
Keapara
Noun
nanu
- water
References
- A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)
Northern Sami
Adjective
nanu
- attributive of nanus
Sinaugoro
Noun
nanu
- water
References
- A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)
Tetum
Verb
nanu
- to sing