anu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "anu"

Afar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌˈnu/
• 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	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) “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)‎^[1], 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. (Western Asturias) Alternative form of añu

Related terms

• anal

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/, [ˈɐ.nu]

Verb

anu

1. (stative) to be cold

Derived terms

• anuanu
• Keanu

Iban

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu.

Pronoun

anu

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

Etymology 2

Verb

anu

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

Indonesian

Etymology

Compare Iban anu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈanu/ [ˈa.nu]
• Rhymes: -anu
• Syllabification: a‧nu

Noun

anu

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

References

• “anu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• óne (Barlavento)

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.nuː/, [ˈänuː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.nu/, [ˈäːnu]

Noun

anū

1. ablative singular of anus

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anu/
• Rhymes: -nu, -u

Noun

anu (Jawi spelling انو, plural anu-anu, informal 1st possessive anuku, 2nd possessive anumu, 3rd possessive anunya)

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.

Pronoun

anu (Jawi spelling انو)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of itu.

Related terms

• itu
• nu (Kedah)

Further reading

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

Maori

Noun

anu

1. cold

Further reading

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

Matal

Pronoun

anu

1. we, us (first-person plural pronoun)

   Sufəl gulo, delga kà anu la abanay (Mark 9:5).

   My Lord, [it is] good that we [are] here(Mark 9:5)

   Musa atsetsèr à anu mapəhay uwanay (Luka 20:28).

   Moses wrote to us saying this (Luke 20:28)

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
  • Welsh: enw

Pitjantjatjara

Verb

anu

1. past of ananyi (“go”): went, left

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• anum, ani

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi anũ.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈnu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈnu/

• Hyphenation: a‧nu

Noun

anu m (plural anus)

1. ani (bird)

Descendants

• →? English: ani

Sranan Tongo

Picture dictionary

anu

1= ede 2= fesi 3= neki 4= skowru 5= borsu 6= kumba 7= ondrobere 8= mindrifutu 9= manpresi 10–14= futu 11= kindi 13= aifutu 15–19= anu 16= baka-anu 18= pòls

Etymology

From English hand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanu/, [ˈa̠nu], [ˈɑ̟nu]

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

• >? Aukan: ana

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “anu”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

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

Declension of anu
	Singular	Plural
free state	anu	anuten
construct state	wanu	wanuten

Volapük

Adverb

anu

1. At this moment (now).