נו

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish נו (nu).

Interjection

נוּ • (nu)

1. well, so

Ladino

Adverb

נו (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling no)

1. not

Interjection

נו (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling no)

1. no

Yiddish

Etymology

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

נו • (nu)

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