nanu

See also: ñañu

Afar

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Iraqw atén, Oromo nuyi, Saho nanu, Sidamo ninke and Somali annaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʌˈnu/
• Hyphenation: na‧nu

Pronoun

nanú

1. we

   Nanú sagá naxigillé. ― We are milking a cow.

   • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language]‎^[1], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 5:

     Diggah nanu Ni Rabbow koo inkittosnaah Qibaada dibuk koo caglisna, nanu ni-caagiidah inkih cato koo esserra.

     Our God, with strength we make you whole, only you we give [our] adoration, we as one ask you for help with our afairs.

See also

Afar personal pronouns

		1st person	2nd person	3rd person m	3rd person f
Subject	Singular	anú	atú	úsuk	ís
	Plural	nanú	isín	úsun
Object	Singular	yó	kó	ká	tét
	Plural	né	sín	kén

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “nanu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 38
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Asturian

Alternative forms

• enanu, ñañu, naniu

Etymology

From Latin nānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnanu/, [ˈna.nu]

Noun

nanu m sg (feminine singular nana, masculine plural nanos, feminine plural nanes)

1. dwarf

Related terms

• nanismu

German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German na (“well”) + nu (“now”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈnuː/

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Interjection

nanu

1. (chiefly Northern Germany) An expression of wonderment or confusion.
   • 2015 July 6, “Starts trotz Nachtflugverbot”, in Frankfurter Rundschau‎^[3]:

     Nanu, was macht denn der Flieger da zu so später Stunde?

     Well now, what is that plane doing there at so late an hour?

Hula

Noun

nanu

1. water

References

• A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)
• Andrew K. Pawley, Malcolm D. Ross, Austronesian Terminolgies: Continuity and Change (1994), page 458

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnanu/ [ˈnäː.nu]

Pronoun

nánu

1. (interrogative) what

Keapara

Noun

nanu

1. water

References

• A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)

Maori

Etymology

Free variation of ranu, see there for more details.

Adjective

nanu

1. mixed, jumbled
2. confusing
3. incoherent, inarticulate, unintelligible
4. contaminated

Verb

nanu (passive nanua)

1. to express disastifaction, to mumble or murmur

Noun

nanu

1. discontent, dissatisfaction

Derived terms

• nanunanu
• whakananu

 

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “nanu”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 254
• “nanu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Northern Sami

Adjective

nanu

1. attributive of nanus

Sinaugoro

Noun

nanu

1. water

References

• A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)

Tetum

Verb

nanu

1. to sing