niu
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niu
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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.
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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.
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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, page 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