anu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "anu"
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Translingual

Symbol

anu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Anuak.

See also

Afar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔanāku. Cognates include Oromo ani, Saho anu, Somali áan and Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈnu/ [ʔʌˈnʊ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧nu

Pronoun

anú

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

See also

Afar personal pronouns
1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m 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), “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)‎[2], 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)
  2. (Southwestern, Valdesan, Meridional) alternative form of añu

Aymara

Noun

anu

  1. dog

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

The original sense might have been weakness, from Proto-Basque *auNo[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anu/ [a.nu]
  • Rhymes: -anu, -u
  • Hyphenation: a‧nu

Noun

anu inan

  1. (obsolete) weakness
    Synonyms: ahuldade, ahultasun
  2. fatigue, tiredness
    Synonyms: unadura (Northern), einhe (Northern), neke, neketasun, akidura (Northern)

Declension

Declension of anu (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive anu anua anuak anuok
ergative anuk anuak anuek anuok
dative anuri anuari anuei anuoi
genitive anuren anuaren anuen anuon
comitative anurekin anuarekin anuekin anuokin
causative anurengatik anuarengatik anuengatik anuongatik
benefactive anurentzat anuarentzat anuentzat anuontzat
instrumental anuz anuaz anuez anuotaz
inessive anutan anuan anuetan anuotan
locative anutako anuko anuetako anuotako
allative anutara anura anuetara anuotara
terminative anutaraino anuraino anuetaraino anuotaraino
directive anutarantz anurantz anuetarantz anuotarantz
destinative anutarako anurako anuetarako anuotarako
ablative anutatik anutik anuetatik anuotatik
partitive anurik — — —
prolative anutzat — — —

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “anu”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 95

Further reading

  • “anu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “anu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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.

Darumbal

Noun

anu

  1. chin

References

  • Angela Terrill (2002), Dharumbal: the language of Rockhampton, Australia (Pacific Linguistics; 525), Canberra: Australian National University Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, →ISBN, page 54.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anu
  • Syllabification: a‧nu

Verb

anu

  1. imperative of ani

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 Māori anu and Tahitian anu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.nu/, [ˈɐ.nu]

Verb

anu

  1. (stative) to be cold

Derived terms

Iban

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

anu

  1. something whose name is unknown or left unmentioned, typically as a filler word.

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably from the censorship with the word from Etymology 1.

Verb

anu

  1. to scold; to express anger
  2. to kill

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay anu, from Proto-Malayic *anu (cf. Iban anu), Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu. Interjection sense is derived from Javanese ꦲꦤꦸ (anu) and is unrelated to Japanese あの (ano).

Pronunciation

Noun

anu

  1. something or someone whose name is unknown or left unmentioned, thingamajig, thingamabob, whatchamacallit
    Synonyms: apa namanya, begituan
  2. (slang) genital organ (usually penis)
    Synonyms: otong, titit
  3. (obsolete) a thing
    Synonyms: hal, perkara

Interjection

anu

  1. (colloquial) similar to English er or umm, said when hesitating in speech
    Anu, permisi, perpustakaan ada di mana, ya?
    Um, excuse me, where is the library?
  2. (colloquial) similar to English uh, space filler or pause during conversation
    Pak, itu, anu, kambingnya lepas!
    Sir, the, uhh, the goat escaped!

References

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Derived from Portuguese ano.

    Noun

    anu

    1. (Sotavento) year

    References

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

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    anū

    1. ablative singular of anus

    Ligurian

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-
    Proto-Indo-European *-nós
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂etnós
    Proto-Italic *atnos?
    Latin annus
    Ligurian anu

      Inherited from Latin annus.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈa.nu/
      • Rhymes: -anu
      • Hyphenation: anu

      Noun

      anu m (plural ani)

      1. (Monaco) year
        anu bisestu ― leap year
        A geulugia müsüra u tempu ün miliui d'ani. ― Geology measures time in millions of years.

      References

      Makasar

      Etymology

      From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, from Proto-Austronesian *-nu.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈanu/, [ˈã.nũ]
      • Hyphenation: a‧nu

      Pronoun

      anu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨊᨘ or 𑻱𑻨𑻴)

      1. a certain someone; so-and-so
        I Anu ― Mr./Ms. So-and-so.
        Daeng Anu rianu ― Mr. So-and-so in such-and-such a land.

      Noun

      anu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨊᨘ or 𑻱𑻨𑻴, definite anua)

      1. a certain something; thing; whatchamacallit
        Anu jeko ― Something crooked.
        Anu nangaia sareangi ― Give him something that he likes.
      2. a possession; something belonging to someone (often with possessive suffixes: anungku (mine), anunnu (yours), anunna (his/hers), anunta (ours/yours))
        Anungku anunna anunna anungku, seʼreamami takuruài
        Mine is his, his is mine, there is only one thing (the wife) that we do not share (figurative: to express close unity; I.H.Spr. II 265).
        Punna anunta anunna na punna anunna apantai ikatte
        If what is ours is his, but what is his, what is it to us (figurative: said of someone who freely disposes of what we own, but gets angry when we take something of his; I.H.Spr. I 106).

      Derived terms

      affixations

      Further reading

      • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

      Malay

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Malayic *anu (cf. Iban anu), Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      anu (Jawi spelling انو, plural anu-anu)

      1. Someone or something whose name is not mentioned (on purpose, due to forgetting, etc.).
        si anu ― the (unknown) person
        hajat anu ― an unknown wish
      2. (mathematics) An unknown quantity or variable; an unknown.
        Dalam kiraan ini, 't' merupakan sebuah anu yang mewakili tinggi seorang pelajar.
        In this calculation, 't' is an unknown that stands for a student's height.
      3. (obsolete) a thing
        Synonyms: hal, perkara

      Pronoun

      anu (Jawi spelling انو)

      1. (obsolete) synonym of itu

      Further reading

      • "anu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
        (also see "anu" at PRPM first version)
      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*-nu₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Mandar

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /anu/

      Verb

      anu

      1. to hit

      References

      • Nadia Almira Sagitta (2016), Kamus Mandar-Indonesia‎[4], page 10

      Māori

      Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈanu/ [ˈɐnʉ]

      Noun

      anu

      1. cold

      Derived terms

      Further reading

      • John C. Moorfield (2011), “anu”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

      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

      1. ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Mark/9
      2. ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Luka/20

      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, enu
          • Welsh: enw

        Pitjantjatjara

        Verb

        anu

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

        Polish

        Pronunciation

        Interjection

        anu

        1. (Łowicz) alternative form of ano

        Further reading

        • Halina Świderska (1929), “anu”, in Dialekt Księstwa Łowickiego (in Polish), Warsaw, →ISBN, page 88

        Portuguese

        Alternative forms

        Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Proto-Tupian *anjũ
        Proto-Tupi-Guarani *anũ
        Old Tupi anu, anũ, anybor.
        Portuguese anu

          Borrowed from Old Tupi anu, anũ, any.

          Pronunciation

          • Rhymes: -u
          • Homophone: Anu
          • Hyphenation: a‧nu

          Noun

          anu m (plural anus)

          1. ani (any bird of the genus Crotophaga)

          Derived terms

          Descendants

          • → Hunsrik: Anuh

          Further reading

          Sranan Tongo

          Etymology

          From English hand. Compare Maroon Spirit Language anu, Jamaican Creole an, Krio an.[1]

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /anu/, [a̠nu], [ɑ̟nu]

          Noun

          anu

          1. hand
          2. arm
          3. handful
          4. money that is paid out to the participants of a kasmoni

          Derived terms

          • baka-anu (“elbow”)
          • ini-anu (“palm”)
          • ondro-anu (“armpit”)

          Descendants

          References

          • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “anu”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
          1. ^ Kenneth M. Bilby (1983), “How the "older heads" talk: a Jamaican Maroon spirit possession language and its relationship to the Creoles of Suriname and Sierra Leone”, in New West Indian Guide, →ISSN, page 54

          Sundanese

          Alternative forms

          Etymology

          From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, from *nu. Cognate with Indonesian anu (“thingamajig, genitals”), Javanese anu (“uh, umm”), Tagalog ano (“what”).

          Article

          anu (Sundanese spelling ᮃᮔᮥ)

          1. An article that denotes a noun.
            anu maot ― the deceased
          2. An article that denotes ownership
            Anu urang mah lain nu ieu.
            This one's not mine

          Pronoun

          anu (Sundanese spelling ᮃᮔᮥ)

          1. that, which
            Anu ieu ― This one

          Tarifit

          Etymology

          Inherited from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Tashelhit anu.

          Pronunciation

          • (Nador) IPA(key): [ɛ.nʊ]
          • Syllabification: a‧nu
          • Rhymes: -ʊ

          Noun

          anu m (plural anuten, female equivalent tanut, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵏⵓ)

          1. well

          Inflection

          Inflection of anu
          singular plural
          free state anu anuten
          annexed state wanu wanuten

          References

          • Serhoual (2002)
          • Abarrou (2024)

          Tashelhit

          (etymology 1 sense 1)

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /anu/

          Etymology 1

          Etymology tree
          Proto-Berber
          Medieval Tashelhit اَنُوا (anu)
          Tashelhit anu

            Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit اَنُوا (anu, “well”),[1] from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Ghadames anu (“well”).

            Noun

            anu m (plural una, female equivalent tanut, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵏⵓ, Arabic spelling آنو)

            2. well
            Inflection
            Inflection of anu
            singular plural
            free state anu una
            annexed state wanu una
            See also
            • agʷm (“to draw water”)
            • aman (“water”)

            Etymology 2

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

            Verb

            anu (perfective una, imperfective ttanu, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵏⵓ, Arabic spelling آنو)

            1. (transitive) to macerate (skin in ash)

            References

            1. ^ Ibn Tunart (a. 1172), Kitāb Al-Asmā’‎[1], sourced from Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l'homme, Cité numérique de la Méditerranée (Cinumed), page 13
            • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 A–E (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN

            Volapük

            Adverb

            anu

            1. At this moment (now).
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