niu
Translingual
Symbol
niu
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Niuean.
Anuta
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Arosi
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Bariai
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
References
- Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)
Bughotu
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Bwanabwana
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan niu, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈniw/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iw
Noun
niu m (plural nius)
- nest
Derived terms
- niar
- niu d'ocell
- niuada
- niuet
References
- “niu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “niu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “niu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “niu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
East Futuna
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Elfdalian
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : niu Ordinal : niund | ||
Etymology
From Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with Swedish nio.
Numeral
niu
- nine
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *niu, from Proto-Oceanic *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Gedaged
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Gela
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Gothic
Romanization
niu
- Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌿
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *niu (“leg, root”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńiʁu (“leg”). Compare niulu (“foot (of object), root (of plant)”). Cognates include Inupiaq niu and Inuktitut ᓂᐅ (nio).
Noun
niu (plural nissut)
- leg
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | niu | nissut |
| ergative | nissup | nissut |
| allative | nissumut | nissunut |
| ablative | nissumit | nissunit |
| prosecutive | nissukkut | nissunit |
| locative | nissumi | nissuni |
| instrumental | nissumik | nissunik |
| equative | nissutut | nissutut |
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).
Noun
niu
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Derived terms
- wai niu, coconut water
- kai niu, coconut cream
- niu maloʻo, copra
- niu kahiki, date
Reference
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “niu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 267-8
Inuktitut
Noun
niu
- Latin spelling of ᓂᐅ (nio)
Inupiaq
Etymology
From Proto-Eskimo *ńiʁu.
Noun
niu
- leg
Kairiru
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Kapingamarangi
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Kwaio
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Lusi
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Manam
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Mandarin
Romanization
niu
- Nonstandard spelling of niū.
- Nonstandard spelling of niú.
- Nonstandard spelling of niǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of niù.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).
Noun
niu
- coconut
Motu
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Niuean
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Derived terms
- Niuē
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse níu. Compare Faroese níggju, Icelandic níu, Elfdalian niu, and Swedish nio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²niːʊ]
Numeral
niu
- (dialectal, Voss) alternative form of ni (“nine”)
Proto-Norse
Romanization
niu
- Romanization of ᚾᛁᚢ
Pukapukan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Rennellese
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Romanian
Etymology
From French nu.
Noun
niu m (plural niu)
- nu (Greek letter)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) niu | niuul | (niște) niu | niui |
| genitive/dative | (unui) niu | niuului | (unor) niu | niulor |
| vocative | niuule | niulor | ||
Rotuman
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Sa'a
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Samoan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin nidus.
Noun
niu
- (Campidanese) nest
Satawalese
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
References
- Kevin M. Roddy, A Sketch Grammar of Satawalese, The Language of Satawal Island, Yap State, Micronesia (2007)
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- (archaic) coconut
To'abaita
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni.u/
Noun
niu
- coconut palm
- coconut
Tuvaluan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niu
- coconut