nui
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɥi/
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Anagrams
Latgalian
Etymology
From nu (“well”) + i (“too”). Akin to Samogitian noi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnùi̯]
- Hyphenation: nui
Synonyms
References
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN
Mandarin
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui.
Sicilian
Usage notes
Southeastern Tepehuan
Etymology
Cognate with Northern Tepehuan nuí, O'odham ñuvĭ.
References
- R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48) (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 136
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui.
Usage notes
Largely replaced by rahi, except in some common compounds like Tahiti nui.
References
- Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
- “nui” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nuj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nuj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nuj˧˧]
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with nuy.
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