נו

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Yiddish נו (nu).

Interjection

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נוּ (nu)

  1. well, so

Ladino

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Adverb

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נו (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling no)

  1. not

Interjection

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נו (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling no)

  1. no

Yiddish

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Etymology

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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

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נו (nu)

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