anu
Afar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku. Cognates include Oromo ani, Saho anu, Somali áan and Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
anú
- I
- Anú tuffác akmé. ― I'm eating apples.
See also edit
References edit
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “anu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Anguthimri edit
Noun edit
anu
- (Mpakwithi) hip
References edit
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 184
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
anu m (plural anos)
Related terms edit
Aymara edit
Noun edit
anu
Chibcha edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
anu
References edit
- Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
Guinea-Bissau Creole edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese ano. Cognate with Kabuverdianu ánu.
Noun edit
anu
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *qanu. Cognates include Maori anu and Tahitian anu.
Pronunciation edit
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anu
Derived terms edit
Iban edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu.
Pronoun edit
anu
- something whose name is unknown or left unmentioned, typically as a filler word.
Etymology 2 edit
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anu
Indonesian edit
Noun edit
anu (first-person possessive anuku, second-person possessive anumu, third-person possessive anunya)
- something or someone whose name is unknown or left unmentioned
- (slang) genital organ
References edit
- “anu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kabuverdianu edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese ano.
Noun edit
anu
References edit
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
- Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.nuː/, [ˈänuː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.nu/, [ˈäːnu]
Noun edit
anū
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, from Proto-Austronesian *-nu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
anu (Jawi spelling انو, plural anu-anu, informal 1st possessive anuku, 2nd possessive anumu, 3rd possessive anunya)
- Someone or something whose name is not mentioned (on purpose, due to forgetting, etc.).
- si anu ― the (unknown) person
- hajat anu ― an unknown wish
- (mathematics) An unknown quantity or variable; an unknown.
- Dalam kiraan ini, 't' merupakan sebuah anu yang mewakili tinggi seorang pelajar.
- In this calculation, 't' is an unknown that stands for a student's height.
Pronoun edit
anu (Jawi spelling انو)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “anu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*-nu₁”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Maori edit
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anu
Matal edit
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anu
References edit
Old Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *anw, from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Noun edit
anu (plural enuein)
Descendants edit
Pitjantjatjara edit
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anu
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧nu
Noun edit
anu m (plural anus)
- ani (bird)
Descendants edit
- →? English: ani
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
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anu
Tarifit edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
anu m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵏⵓ, plural anuten, diminutive tanut)
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Volapük edit
Adverb edit
anu
- At this moment (now).