niu
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
niu
English edit
Noun edit
niu (plural nius)
- (New Zealand, historical) A tall pole with yardarms from which hung ropes, circled by worshippers in the Pai Mārire religious movement.
Anuta edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Arosi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Bariai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
References edit
- Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)
Bughotu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Bwanabwana edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Catalan niu, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
niu m (plural nius)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “niu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “niu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Elfdalian edit
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Cardinal : niu Ordinal : niund | ||
Etymology edit
From Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with Swedish nio.
Numeral edit
niu
Fijian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Pacific *niu, from Proto-Oceanic *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Gedaged edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Gela edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Gothic edit
Romanization edit
niu
- Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌿
Greenlandic edit
Etymology edit
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).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
niu (plural nissut)
Declension edit
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).
Noun edit
niu
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “niu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 267-8
Inuktitut edit
Noun edit
niu
- Latin spelling of ᓂᐅ (nio)
Inupiaq edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Inuit *niu, from Proto-Eskimo *niʀu.
Noun edit
niu
Kairiru edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Kapingamarangi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Kwaio edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Lusi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Manam edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
niu
- Nonstandard spelling of niū.
- Nonstandard spelling of niú.
- Nonstandard spelling of niǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of niù.
Usage notes edit
- 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.
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).
Noun edit
niu
Motu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Niuean edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse níu. Compare Faroese níggju, Icelandic níu, Elfdalian niu, and Swedish nio.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
niu
Proto-Norse edit
Romanization edit
niu
- Romanization of ᚾᛁᚢ
Pukapukan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Rennellese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
niu m (plural niu)
- nu (Greek letter)
Declension edit
Rotuman edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Sa'a edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Samoan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
- coconut (fruit of coco palm)
Sardinian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
niu
Satawalese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
References edit
- Kevin M. Roddy, A Sketch Grammar of Satawalese, The Language of Satawal Island, Yap State, Micronesia (2007)
Tahitian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
To'abaita edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
Tongan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
niu
Tuvaluan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niu
- Translingual lemmas
- Translingual symbols
- ISO 639-2
- ISO 639-3
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- New Zealand English
- English terms with historical senses
- Anuta terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Anuta terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Anuta terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Anuta terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Anuta terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Anuta terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Anuta lemmas
- Anuta nouns
- Arosi terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Arosi terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Arosi terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Arosi terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Arosi lemmas
- Arosi nouns
- Bariai terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Bariai terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Bariai terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bariai terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bariai lemmas
- Bariai nouns
- Bughotu terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Bughotu terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Bughotu terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bughotu terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bughotu lemmas
- Bughotu nouns
- Bwanabwana terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Bwanabwana terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Bwanabwana terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bwanabwana terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bwanabwana lemmas
- Bwanabwana nouns
- Catalan terms inherited from Old Catalan
- Catalan terms derived from Old Catalan
- Catalan terms inherited from Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Catalan terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Catalan terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Catalan terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Catalan/iw
- Rhymes:Catalan/iw/1 syllable
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- ca:Ornithology
- East Futuna terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- East Futuna terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- East Futuna terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- East Futuna terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- East Futuna terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- East Futuna terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- East Futuna lemmas
- East Futuna nouns
- Elfdalian terms inherited from Old Norse
- Elfdalian terms derived from Old Norse
- Elfdalian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Elfdalian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Elfdalian lemmas
- Elfdalian numerals
- Elfdalian cardinal numbers
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Fijian lemmas
- Fijian nouns
- fj:Nuts
- fj:Polynesian canoe plants
- fj:Trees
- Gedaged terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Gedaged terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Gedaged terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Gedaged terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Gedaged lemmas
- Gedaged nouns
- Gela terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Gela terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Gela terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Gela terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Gela lemmas
- Gela nouns
- Gothic non-lemma forms
- Gothic romanizations
- Greenlandic terms inherited from Proto-Inuit
- Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Inuit
- Greenlandic terms inherited from Proto-Eskimo
- Greenlandic terms derived from Proto-Eskimo
- Greenlandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Greenlandic lemmas
- Greenlandic nouns
- kl:Anatomy
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian nouns
- haw:Nuts
- haw:Polynesian canoe plants
- haw:Trees
- Inuktitut lemmas
- Inuktitut nouns
- Inuktitut terms in Latin script
- Inupiaq terms inherited from Proto-Inuit
- Inupiaq terms derived from Proto-Inuit
- Inupiaq terms inherited from Proto-Eskimo
- Inupiaq terms derived from Proto-Eskimo
- Inupiaq lemmas
- Inupiaq nouns
- Kairiru terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Kairiru terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Kairiru terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Kairiru terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Kairiru lemmas
- Kairiru nouns
- Kapingamarangi terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Kapingamarangi terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Kapingamarangi terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Kapingamarangi terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Kapingamarangi terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Kapingamarangi terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Kapingamarangi lemmas
- Kapingamarangi nouns
- Kwaio terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Kwaio terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Kwaio terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Kwaio terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Kwaio lemmas
- Kwaio nouns
- Lusi terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Lusi terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Lusi terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Lusi terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Lusi lemmas
- Lusi nouns
- Manam terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Manam terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Manam terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Manam terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Manam lemmas
- Manam nouns
- Hanyu Pinyin
- Mandarin non-lemma forms
- Mandarin nonstandard forms
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori lemmas
- Maori nouns
- Motu terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Motu terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Motu terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Motu terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Motu lemmas
- Motu nouns
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Niuean lemmas
- Niuean nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk numerals
- Norwegian Nynorsk dialectal terms
- Vossamål Norwegian
- Proto-Norse non-lemma forms
- Proto-Norse romanizations
- Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Pukapukan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Pukapukan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Pukapukan lemmas
- Pukapukan nouns
- Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Rapa Nui lemmas
- Rapa Nui nouns
- rap:Nuts
- rap:Polynesian canoe plants
- rap:Trees
- Rennellese terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Rennellese terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Rennellese terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Rennellese terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Rennellese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Rennellese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Rennellese lemmas
- Rennellese nouns
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian masculine nouns
- Rotuman terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Rotuman terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Rotuman terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Rotuman terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Rotuman lemmas
- Rotuman nouns
- rtm:Nuts
- rtm:Polynesian canoe plants
- rtm:Trees
- Sa'a terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Sa'a terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Sa'a terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Sa'a terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Sa'a lemmas
- Sa'a nouns
- Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Samoan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Samoan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Samoan lemmas
- Samoan nouns
- sm:Nuts
- sm:Polynesian canoe plants
- sm:Trees
- Sardinian terms inherited from Latin
- Sardinian terms derived from Latin
- Sardinian lemmas
- Sardinian nouns
- Campidanese
- Satawalese terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Satawalese terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Satawalese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Satawalese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Satawalese lemmas
- Satawalese nouns
- Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tahitian lemmas
- Tahitian nouns
- Tahitian terms with archaic senses
- ty:Nuts
- ty:Polynesian canoe plants
- ty:Trees
- To'abaita terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- To'abaita terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- To'abaita terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- To'abaita terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- To'abaita lemmas
- To'abaita nouns
- Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Tongan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Tongan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Tongan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tongan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tongan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tongan lemmas
- Tongan nouns
- to:Nuts
- to:Polynesian canoe plants
- to:Trees
- Tuvaluan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Tuvaluan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tuvaluan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Tuvaluan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Tuvaluan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tuvaluan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tuvaluan lemmas
- Tuvaluan nouns