niu
Translingual
Anuta
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Bariai
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan niu, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).
References
- “niu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “niu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “niu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “niu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
East Futuna
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *niu, from Proto-Oceanic *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Gothic
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *niu (“leg, root”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńiʁu (“leg”). Compare niulu (“foot (of object), root (of plant)”). Cognates include Inupiaq niu and Inuktitut ᓂᐅ (nio).
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).
Derived terms
- wai niu, coconut water
- kai niu, coconut cream
- niu maloʻo, copra
- niu kahiki, date
Reference
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “niu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 267-8
Inuktitut
Kapingamarangi
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Mandarin
Romanization
niu
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).
Niuean
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse níu. Compare Faroese níggju, Icelandic níu, Elfdalian niu, and Swedish nio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²niːʊ]
Proto-Norse
Pukapukan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Rennellese
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Romanian
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) niu | niuul | (niște) niu | niui |
genitive/dative | (unui) niu | niuului | (unor) niu | niulor |
vocative | niuule | niulor |
Rotuman
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Samoan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Satawalese
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
References
- Kevin M. Roddy, A Sketch Grammar of Satawalese, The Language of Satawal Island, Yap State, Micronesia (2007)
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni.u/
Tuvaluan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.