נו

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"

Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Yiddish נו (nu).

Interjection edit

נוּ • (nu)

well, so

Ladino edit

Adverb edit

נו (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling no)

not

Interjection edit

נו (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling no)

no

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From a word widespread in central European languages, generally used as a filled pause and/or interrogative marker. Compare German na, nu, Polish no, Russian ну (nu), etc. Plausibly originally Slavic.

Interjection edit

נו • (nu)

nu? Interrogative particle, as in "So, nu?". Often expresses surprise or doubt.