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Webster 1913 Edition
Anoa
‖
A-noa′
,Noun.
[Native name.]
(Zool.)
A small wild ox of Celebes (
Anoa depressicornis
), allied to the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns. Definition 2025
anoa
anoa
English
Bubalus depressicornis
Bubalus quarlesi
Noun
anoa (plural anoas)
- Either of Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis, being a small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to a deer.
- 1998, Jane Whitten, Tropical Wildlife of Southeast Asia, page 16,
- Anoas need undisturbed forest and cannot adapt to logged areas. The bad-tempered anoa with its sharp short horns is greatly feared, but in spite of this it is periodically suggested as a potential domestic animal. Anyone who has met with an anoa ridicules this idea.
- 2000, Michael Alvard, The Impact of Traditional Subsistence Hunting and Trapping on Prey Populations: Data from Wana Horticuluralists of Upland Central Sulwesi, Indonesia, John G. Robinson, Elizabeth L. Bennett (editors), Hunting for Sustainability in Tropical Forests, page 223,
- The Celebes pig and, to a lesser degree, the anoa were the focus of the Wana's large game interests.
- 2011, Colin Groves, Peter Grubb, Ungulate Taxonomy, unnumbered page,
- They reported seeing mountain anoa trophies for sale, and also a living captive animal, in the Toraja highlands; probable lowland anoas in the Gunung Tangkoko National Park on the N tip of Sulawesi, and evidence of both kinds of anoas in or near the Dumoga-Bone National Park.
- 1998, Jane Whitten, Tropical Wildlife of Southeast Asia, page 16,
Usage notes
The two species may constitute a subgenus of Bubalus. See 
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Synonyms
- (small water buffalo): dwarf buffalo, midget buffalo, sapiutan
Hyponyms
- (small water buffalo): lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis), mountain anoa (Bubalus quarlesi)
Translations
a small Indonesian water buffalo
Anagrams
Finnish
(index an)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *anodak, of unknown further origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑnoɑˣ/
- Hyphenation: a‧no‧a
- Rhymes: -ɑnoɑ
Verb
anoa
- (transitive) To ask, request, plead, beg, implore, entreat, petition, solicit.
- (transitive) ~ virkaa = to apply for a post/job.
Conjugation
| Inflection of anoa (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | ||||||
| present tense | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | anon | en ano | 1st sing. | olen anonut | en ole anonut | |
| 2nd sing. | anot | et ano | 2nd sing. | olet anonut | et ole anonut | |
| 3rd sing. | anoo | ei ano | 3rd sing. | on anonut | ei ole anonut | |
| 1st plur. | anomme | emme ano | 1st plur. | olemme anoneet | emme ole anoneet | |
| 2nd plur. | anotte | ette ano | 2nd plur. | olette anoneet | ette ole anoneet | |
| 3rd plur. | anovat | eivät ano | 3rd plur. | ovat anoneet | eivät ole anoneet | |
| passive | anotaan | ei anota | passive | on anottu | ei ole anottu | |
| past tense | pluperfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | anoin | en anonut | 1st sing. | olin anonut | en ollut anonut | |
| 2nd sing. | anoit | et anonut | 2nd sing. | olit anonut | et ollut anonut | |
| 3rd sing. | anoi | ei anonut | 3rd sing. | oli anonut | ei ollut anonut | |
| 1st plur. | anoimme | emme anoneet | 1st plur. | olimme anoneet | emme olleet anoneet | |
| 2nd plur. | anoitte | ette anoneet | 2nd plur. | olitte anoneet | ette olleet anoneet | |
| 3rd plur. | anoivat | eivät anoneet | 3rd plur. | olivat anoneet | eivät olleet anoneet | |
| passive | anottiin | ei anottu | passive | oli anottu | ei ollut anottu | |
| conditional mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | anoisin | en anoisi | 1st sing. | olisin anonut | en olisi anonut | |
| 2nd sing. | anoisit | et anoisi | 2nd sing. | olisit anonut | et olisi anonut | |
| 3rd sing. | anoisi | ei anoisi | 3rd sing. | olisi anonut | ei olisi anonut | |
| 1st plur. | anoisimme | emme anoisi | 1st plur. | olisimme anoneet | emme olisi anoneet | |
| 2nd plur. | anoisitte | ette anoisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte anoneet | ette olisi anoneet | |
| 3rd plur. | anoisivat | eivät anoisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat anoneet | eivät olisi anoneet | |
| passive | anottaisiin | ei anottaisi | passive | olisi anottu | ei olisi anottu | |
| imperative mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | |
| 2nd sing. | ano | älä ano | 2nd sing. | ole anonut | älä ole anonut | |
| 3rd sing. | anokoon | älköön anoko | 3rd sing. | olkoon anonut | älköön olko anonut | |
| 1st plur. | anokaamme | älkäämme anoko | 1st plur. | olkaamme anoneet | älkäämme olko anoneet | |
| 2nd plur. | anokaa | älkää anoko | 2nd plur. | olkaa anoneet | älkää olko anoneet | |
| 3rd plur. | anokoot | älkööt anoko | 3rd plur. | olkoot anoneet | älkööt olko anoneet | |
| passive | anottakoon | älköön anottako | passive | olkoon anottu | älköön olko anottu | |
| potential mood | ||||||
| present | perfect | |||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | |
| 1st sing. | anonen | en anone | 1st sing. | lienen anonut | en liene anonut | |
| 2nd sing. | anonet | et anone | 2nd sing. | lienet anonut | et liene anonut | |
| 3rd sing. | anonee | ei anone | 3rd sing. | lienee anonut | ei liene anonut | |
| 1st plur. | anonemme | emme anone | 1st plur. | lienemme anoneet | emme liene anoneet | |
| 2nd plur. | anonette | ette anone | 2nd plur. | lienette anoneet | ette liene anoneet | |
| 3rd plur. | anonevat | eivät anone | 3rd plur. | lienevät anoneet | eivät liene anoneet | |
| passive | anottaneen | ei anottane | passive | lienee anottu | ei liene anottu | |
| Nominal forms | ||||||
| infinitives | participles | |||||
| active | passive | active | passive | |||
| 1st | anoa | present | anova | anottava | ||
| long 1st2 | anoakseen | past | anonut | anottu | ||
| 2nd | inessive1 | anoessa | anottaessa | agent1, 3 | anoma | |
| instructive | anoen | — | negative | anomaton | ||
| 3rd | inessive | anomassa | — | 1) Usually with a possessive suffix. 2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural. |
||
| elative | anomasta | — | ||||
| illative | anomaan | — | ||||
| adessive | anomalla | — | ||||
| abessive | anomatta | — | ||||
| instructive | anoman | anottaman | ||||
| 4th | nominative | anominen | ||||
| partitive | anomista | |||||
| 5th2 | anomaisillaan | |||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑnoɑ/
- Hyphenation: a‧no‧a
- Rhymes: -ɑnoɑ
Noun
anoa
Declension
| Inflection of anoa (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | anoa | anoat | |
| genitive | anoan | anoiden anoitten |
|
| partitive | anoaa anoata |
anoita | |
| illative | anoaan | anoisiin anoihin |
|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | anoa | anoat | |
| accusative | nom. | anoa | anoat |
| gen. | anoan | ||
| genitive | anoan | anoiden anoitten anoainrare |
|
| partitive | anoaa anoata |
anoita | |
| inessive | anoassa | anoissa | |
| elative | anoasta | anoista | |
| illative | anoaan | anoisiin anoihin |
|
| adessive | anoalla | anoilla | |
| ablative | anoalta | anoilta | |
| allative | anoalle | anoille | |
| essive | anoana | anoina | |
| translative | anoaksi | anoiksi | |
| instructive | — | anoin | |
| abessive | anoatta | anoitta | |
| comitative | — | anoineen | |
Synonyms
- kääpiöpuhveli
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /anoə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /anoa/
Noun
anoa
- anoa (a small Indonesian water buffalo)