anu

See also: Anu, ANU, anu-, anú, anũ, añu, añŭ, ánu, änu, āñu, ånu, and a̱nu

Afar

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku. Cognates include Oromo ani, Saho anu, Somali áan and Arabic أَنَا (ʾanā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌˈnu/
  • Hyphenation: a‧nu

Pronoun

anú

  1. I
    Anú tuffác akmé.I'm eating apples.

See also

References

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “anu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Anguthimri

Noun

anu

  1. (Mpakwithi) hip

References

  • Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 184

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anus.

Noun

anu m (plural anos)

  1. (anatomy) anus (lower opening of the digestive tract)

Aymara

Noun

anu

  1. dog

Chibcha

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anu/

Noun

anu

  1. medium house, house smaller than the main one.

References

  • Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese ano. Cognate with Kabuverdianu ánu.

Noun

anu

  1. year
  2. birthday

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *qanu. Cognates include Maori anu and Tahitian anu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.nu/, [ˈɐnu]

Verb

anu

  1. (stative) to be cold

Indonesian

Noun

anu (first-person possessive anuku, second-person possessive anumu, third-person possessive anunya)

  1. something or someone whose name is unknown or left unmentioned
  2. (slang) genital organ

References


Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese ano.

Noun

anu

  1. (Sotavento) year

References

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
  • Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

anū

  1. ablative singular of anus

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anu/
  • Rhymes: -anu, -nu, -u

Pronoun

anu (Jawi spelling انو)

  1. (obsolete) that; those; the; synonym of itu
  2. something or someone whose name is unknown or left unmentioned, typically as a filler word.
    Si anu.
    That person; John Doe.

Further reading


Maori

Noun

anu

  1. cold

Matal

Pronoun

anu

  1. we, us (first-person plural pronoun)
    Sufəl gulo, delga kà anu la abanay (Mark 9:5).[1]
    My Lord, [it is] good that we [are] here(Mark 9:5)
    Musa atsetsèr à anu mapəhay uwanay (Luka 20:28).[2]
    Moses wrote to us saying this (Luke 20:28)

References


Old Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *anw, from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Noun

anu (plural enuein)

  1. name

Descendants

  • Middle Welsh: enw

Pitjantjatjara

Verb

anu

  1. past tense of ananyi (go): went, left

Portuguese

Noun

anu m (plural anus)

  1. ani (bird)

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English hand.

Noun

anu

  1. hand, arm

Tarifit

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

anu m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵏⵓ, plural anuten, diminutive tanut)

  1. pit, well

Declension


Volapük

Adverb

anu

  1. At this moment (now).
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