nui

See also: NUI, núi, nuí, nuï, nu-i, nu'i, ǀnṵ̀i, and ǀn̥ûʻi

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɥi/
  • (file)

Participle

nui (intransitive, hence invariable)

  1. past participle of nuire

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnui/

Noun

nui

  1. plenty, a lot, size, dimension, number, area
  2. group, before nouns
    nui manōgroup of sharks

Verb

nui

  1. (stative) big, great, abundant

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin nōs. Compare Italian noi, Sicilian nui, Dalmatian nu.

Pronoun

nui

  1. we

Latgalian

Etymology

From nu (well) + i (too). Akin to Samogitian noi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnùi̯]
  • Hyphenation: nui

Particle

nui

  1. yes, that's right

Synonyms

References

  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN

Mandarin

Romanization

nui

  1. Nonstandard spelling of nuí.

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.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui.

Adjective

nui

  1. big

Antonyms

  • punua (small, little)

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui.

Adjective

nui

  1. big, great

Derived terms

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin nūbes. Compare Italian nube and nuvola.

Noun

nui

  1. (Campidanese) cloud

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin nōs. Compare Italian noi.

Pronoun

nui

  1. we

Usage notes

  • The pronoun nui is rarely used in Sicilian by itself. Instead, the preferred forms combine nui (we) and àutri (others), such as nuàutri.[1]

See also

References

  1. Pitrè, Giuseppe (1875) Fiabe, novelle e racconti popolari siciliani, Volume 4 (in Italian), Palermo: L. Pedone Lauriel, →ISBN, page ccx

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan nuí, O'odham ñuvĭ.

Noun

nui (plural nunnui)

  1. turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)

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.

Adjective

nui

  1. (archaic) big

Usage notes

Largely replaced by rahi, except in some common compounds like Tahiti nui.

References

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French nouille (noodle).

Pronunciation

Noun

nui

  1. macaroni

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with nuy.
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