imu

See also: IMU

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian imu.

Noun

imu (plural imus)

1. A traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground.

See also

• kalua
• kalua pig

Anagrams

• -ium, MUI, Miu, Mui, UIM

Aisi

Noun

imu

1. louse

Further reading

• Johannes A. Z'Graggen, The Madang-Adelbert Range Sub-Phylum (1975) (as imʉ)
• Don Daniels, Magi: An Undocumented Language (in a comparative wordlist, as imu)

Ede Idaca

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ímṵ́ or Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ-ŋmʊ̃́. Cognate with Igbo imi, Yoruba imú, and Igala ímọ́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.mú/

Noun

imú

1. nose

References

• Baloubi, Désiré (2005) The Morphophonemics of the Idaacha dialect of Yoruba‎^[1], Charlotte, North Carolina: Conquering Books, →DOI, →ISBN, page 41

Estonian

Etymology

From imema (“to suck”) +‎ -u. Cognate to Finnish imu.

Noun

imu (genitive imu, partitive imu)

1. suction, sucking

Declension

Declension of imu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		imu	imud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	imu
genitive			imude
partitive		imu	imusid
illative		immu imusse	imudesse
inessive		imus	imudes
elative		imust	imudest
allative		imule	imudele
adessive		imul	imudel
ablative		imult	imudelt
translative		imuks	imudeks
terminative		imuni	imudeni
essive		imuna	imudena
abessive		imuta	imudeta
comitative		imuga	imudega

Synonyms

• imemine

Compounds

• rasvaimu

Finnish

Etymology

From the verb imeä (“to suck”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈimu/, [ˈimu]
• Rhymes: -imu
• Hyphenation^(key): imu

Noun

imu

1. suction
2. undertow (flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore)

   Aaltojen imu voi viedä lapselta jalat alta ja aiheuttaa hukkumisen.

   The undertow may sweep a child off its feet and cause drowning.

3. slipstream

Declension

Inflection of imu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		imu	imut
genitive		imun	imujen
partitive		imua	imuja
illative		imuun	imuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		imu	imut
accusative	nom.	imu	imut
	gen.	imun
genitive		imun	imujen
partitive		imua	imuja
inessive		imussa	imuissa
elative		imusta	imuista
illative		imuun	imuihin
adessive		imulla	imuilla
ablative		imulta	imuilta
allative		imulle	imuille
essive		imuna	imuina
translative		imuksi	imuiksi
abessive		imutta	imuitta
instructive		—	imuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of imu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative imuni imuni accusative nom. imuni imuni gen. imuni genitive imuni imujeni partitive imuani imujani inessive imussani imuissani elative imustani imuistani illative imuuni imuihini adessive imullani imuillani ablative imultani imuiltani allative imulleni imuilleni essive imunani imuinani translative imukseni imuikseni abessive imuttani imuittani instructive — — comitative — imuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative imusi imusi accusative nom. imusi imusi gen. imusi genitive imusi imujesi partitive imuasi imujasi inessive imussasi imuissasi elative imustasi imuistasi illative imuusi imuihisi adessive imullasi imuillasi ablative imultasi imuiltasi allative imullesi imuillesi essive imunasi imuinasi translative imuksesi imuiksesi abessive imuttasi imuittasi instructive — — comitative — imuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative imumme imumme accusative nom. imumme imumme gen. imumme genitive imumme imujemme partitive imuamme imujamme inessive imussamme imuissamme elative imustamme imuistamme illative imuumme imuihimme adessive imullamme imuillamme ablative imultamme imuiltamme allative imullemme imuillemme essive imunamme imuinamme translative imuksemme imuiksemme abessive imuttamme imuittamme instructive — — comitative — imuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative imunne imunne accusative nom. imunne imunne gen. imunne genitive imunne imujenne partitive imuanne imujanne inessive imussanne imuissanne elative imustanne imuistanne illative imuunne imuihinne adessive imullanne imuillanne ablative imultanne imuiltanne allative imullenne imuillenne essive imunanne imuinanne translative imuksenne imuiksenne abessive imuttanne imuittanne instructive — — comitative — imuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative imunsa imunsa accusative nom. imunsa imunsa gen. imunsa genitive imunsa imujensa partitive imuaan imuansa imujaan imujansa inessive imussaan imussansa imuissaan imuissansa elative imustaan imustansa imuistaan imuistansa illative imuunsa imuihinsa adessive imullaan imullansa imuillaan imuillansa ablative imultaan imultansa imuiltaan imuiltansa allative imulleen imullensa imuilleen imuillensa essive imunaan imunansa imuinaan imuinansa translative imukseen imuksensa imuikseen imuiksensa abessive imuttaan imuttansa imuittaan imuittansa instructive — — comitative — imuineen imuinensa

Synonyms

• (undertow): paluuvirtaus

Derived terms

• imuke
• imuttaa

(compounds):

• alipaineimuhoito
• hondurasinimujalkalepakko
• imuauto
• imubetoni
• imujalkalepakko
• imujuoksutin
• imujuuri
• imukaasu
• imukala
• imukarppi
• imukaula
• imukeräily
• imukeränen
• imukudos
• imukuppi
• imukyky
• imukärsä
• imulaite
• imulasi
• imuletku
• imumato
• imuneste
• imuohjaus
• imuoja
• imupaperi
• imupilli
• imupullo
• imupumppu
• imuputki
• imurauhanen
• imuruoppaaja
• imuruoppaus
• imusarja
• imusolmuke
• imusolu
• imusuodatin
• imusuoni
• imusuppilo
• imutahti
• imuventtiili
• isoimujalka
• juovaimubarbi
• madagaskarinimujalka
• rasvaimu
• vedenimukyky

Further reading

• “imu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.mu/

Noun

imu

1. imu (a traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground)

Japanese

Romanization

imu

1. Rōmaji transcription of いむ

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *imu or possibly from ing +‎ mu. Compare Cebuano imo, Aklanon imo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈmu/ [ɪˈmu]
• Hyphenation: i‧mu

Pronoun

imu

1. you (2nd person singular preposed ergative form)
2. (in the singular) yours

   Imung inda. ― Your mom.

Determiner

imu

1. (in the singular) your

See also

Kapampangan personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute		Ergative	Oblique
Length		Disjunctive	Enclitic
First	singular	aku/i aku/yaku	ku		kanaku
	plural inclusive	ikatamu	katamu/tamu	tamu/ta	kekatamu
	plural exclusive	ikami, ike	kami/ke	mi	kekami/keke
Second	singular	ika	ka	mu	keka
	plural	ikayu/iko	kayu/ko	yu	kekayu/keko
Third	singular	iya/ya	ya	na	keya/kaya
	plural	ila	la	da/ra	karela

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Pronoun

imu (imu)

1. dative of hē: him; to him

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns

			nominative	accusative	dative	genitive
singular	1st person		ik	mī, me, mik	mī	mīn
	2nd person		thū	thī, thik	thī	thīn
	3rd person	m	hē	ina	imu	is
		f	siu	sia	iru	ira
		n	it		it	is
dual	1st person		wit	unk		unkero, unka
	2nd person		git	ink		inker, inka
plural	1st person		wī, we	ūs, unsik	ūs	ūser
	2nd person		gī, ge	eu, iu, iuu		euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera
	3rd person	m	sia		im	iro
		f	sia
		n	siu

Descendants

• Middle Low German: ime, eme, ome, gim, jum, um
  • Dutch Low Saxon: em, um
  • German Low German: em, äm
  • Plautdietsch: am

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.mu/, /i.ˈmu/

Adverb

imu

1. (interrogative) who?

   imu ini? ― who are you?

   imu itulis mene? ― who wrote this?

   imu madadi sangaji? ― who became the sangaji?

   imu ma? ― whose? (ma here follows West Makian vowel harmony)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[3], Pacific linguistics
• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[4], Pacific linguistics

Yámana

Noun

imu

1. father

Yoruba

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Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-ŋmʊ̃́. Cognate with Igbo imi and Igala ímọ́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.mṹ/

Noun

imú

1. nose

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - imú (“nose”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)		Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)	imọ́
		Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	umú
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	umú
				Ìkòròdú	umú
				Ṣágámù	umú
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)		Òkìtìpupa	imọ́
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)		Mahin	imọ́
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	imọ́
		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)	imọ́
		Usẹn		Usẹn	imọ́
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	imọ́
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	ímọ́
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ụmụ́
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ụmụ́
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ụmụ́
		Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀)		Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)	imú
		Òkè Igbó		Òkè Igbó	imú
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	imú
		Ẹ̀gbá		Abẹ́òkúta	imú
		Ẹ̀gbádò		Ìjàká	imọ́
		Èkó		Èkó	imú
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	imú
		Ìbàràpá		Igbó Òrà	imú
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)	imú
		Ìgbómìnà		Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA	imọ́
				Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA	imú
				Ìsin LGA	imú
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	imú
		Oǹkó		Òtù	imọ́
				Ìwéré Ilé	imọ́
				Òkèhò	imú
				Ìsẹ́yìn	imọ́
				Ṣakí	imọ́
				Tedé	imú
				Ìgbẹ́tì	imú
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	imú
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	imú
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	imú
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé		Kabba	imú
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana		Sokode	imɔ́
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́		Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)	imɔ́
				Tchaourou	imɔ́
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)		Baàtɛ	imɔ́
		Ìdàácà	Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)	imú
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	imɔ́
				Onigbolo	imɔ́
			Kétu/Ànàgó	Kétu	imú
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	imɔ́
				Atakpamɛ	imú
				Boko	imɔ́
				Est-Mono	imɔ́
				Moretan	imɔ́
				Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)	imɔ́
		Kura		Awotébi	émɔ́
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé		Kandi	imɔ́
		Northern Nago		Kambole	imó
				Manigri	imɔ́
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

• fọn imú (“to blow the nose”)
• igi imú (“nose bridge”)
• ihò imú (“nostril”)
• ikunmú (“nose mucus”)
• irun imú (“nose hair, moustache”)
• yínmú (“to sneer”)