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namu

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English

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Etymology

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From Maori namu. Compare Malay nyamuk (a mosquito).

Noun

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namu

  1. A sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.

East Futuna

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

Fijian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)

Finnish

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Etymology

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nam +‎ -u

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑmu/, [ˈnɑ̝mu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmu
  • Hyphenation(key): na‧mu

Noun

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namu

  1. sweet, candy

Declension

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Inflection of namu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative namu namut
genitive namun namujen
partitive namua namuja
illative namuun namuihin
singular plural
nominative namu namut
accusative nom. namu namut
gen. namun
genitive namun namujen
partitive namua namuja
inessive namussa namuissa
elative namusta namuista
illative namuun namuihin
adessive namulla namuilla
ablative namulta namuilta
allative namulle namuille
essive namuna namuina
translative namuksi namuiksi
abessive namutta namuitta
instructive namuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of namu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative namuni namuni
accusative nom. namuni namuni
gen. namuni
genitive namuni namujeni
partitive namuani namujani
inessive namussani namuissani
elative namustani namuistani
illative namuuni namuihini
adessive namullani namuillani
ablative namultani namuiltani
allative namulleni namuilleni
essive namunani namuinani
translative namukseni namuikseni
abessive namuttani namuittani
instructive
comitative namuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative namusi namusi
accusative nom. namusi namusi
gen. namusi
genitive namusi namujesi
partitive namuasi namujasi
inessive namussasi namuissasi
elative namustasi namuistasi
illative namuusi namuihisi
adessive namullasi namuillasi
ablative namultasi namuiltasi
allative namullesi namuillesi
essive namunasi namuinasi
translative namuksesi namuiksesi
abessive namuttasi namuittasi
instructive
comitative namuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative namumme namumme
accusative nom. namumme namumme
gen. namumme
genitive namumme namujemme
partitive namuamme namujamme
inessive namussamme namuissamme
elative namustamme namuistamme
illative namuumme namuihimme
adessive namullamme namuillamme
ablative namultamme namuiltamme
allative namullemme namuillemme
essive namunamme namuinamme
translative namuksemme namuiksemme
abessive namuttamme namuittamme
instructive
comitative namuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative namunne namunne
accusative nom. namunne namunne
gen. namunne
genitive namunne namujenne
partitive namuanne namujanne
inessive namussanne namuissanne
elative namustanne namuistanne
illative namuunne namuihinne
adessive namullanne namuillanne
ablative namultanne namuiltanne
allative namullenne namuillenne
essive namunanne namuinanne
translative namuksenne namuiksenne
abessive namuttanne namuittanne
instructive
comitative namuinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Futuna-Aniwa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. (Aniwa) mosquito

Japanese

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Romanization

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namu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of 南無 (link to non-kana entry)

Latvian

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Noun

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namu m

  1. inflection of nams:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Lithuanian

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Noun

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namu m

  1. instrumental singular of namas

Manchu

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Romanization

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namu

  1. Romanization of ᠨᠠᠮᡠ

Maori

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu (compare with Rarotongan namu “mosquito”, Tahitian namu and ramu “sandfly, midge”), from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. Cognate with Malay nyamuk (mosquito).[1][2][3]

Noun

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namu

  1. sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.

Descendants

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  • English: namu

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Pond, Wendy (1983) “Solving A Linguistic Murder With The Aid of Entomology”, in The Wētā[1], volume 6, number 1, The Entomological Society of New Zealand, page 6
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “namu.2a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D. (2011) Andrew Pawley, editor, The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: Volume 4, Animals, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 380-2; republished as Meredith Osmond, editor, (Please provide a date or year)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *namu (compare with Tahitian ninamu).[1]

Adjective

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namu

  1. (obsolete) blue-green, grue
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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Dodgson, Neil, Chen, Victoria, Zahido, Meimuna (2024 November) “The colonisation of the colour pink: variation and change in Māori’s colour lexicon”, in Linguistics, →DOI, page 9

Further reading

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  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “namu”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 253
  • namu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mele-Fila

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

Niuean

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

Pukapukan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

Further reading

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Rakahanga-Manihiki

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

Rapa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

Rarotongan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito, gnat, midge

Samoan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

Sikaiana

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

Tahitian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

References

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Tikopia

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

Tokelauan

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Te namu.

Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu. Cognates include Maori namu and Samoan namu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈna.mu]
  • Hyphenation: na‧mu

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 248

Tongan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

Tuamotuan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. insect
  2. mosquito

Tuvaluan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito

West Makian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Ternate namo (bird, chicken).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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namu

  1. bird
    Synonym: haiwan
  2. chicken

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[4], Pacific linguistics

West Uvean

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

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namu

  1. mosquito