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ぬー【何】

nuu

Definition

Expression

  1. What

Etymology

Cognate to Okinawan ぬー nuu; Miyako なう nau; Yaeyama のー noo; and Yonaguni ぬー nuu. Likely derived from なん【何】 nan "what" via n-vocalization (cf. Irabu Miyako なう nau "what") and vowel coalescence.

Notes

Derived terms: ぬーんくぃー nuunkwii "anything and everything"; ぬーんち nuunchi "why, how come"; and ぬーがら nuugara "somewhat".

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Romanizationnuu

意味:なん・なに【何】、どう【如何】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ぬー【何】 : nuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/313/nuu/.