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nanu

nanu

See also: ñañu

Asturian

Alternative forms

Noun

nanu m sg (feminine singular nana, masculine plural nanos, feminine plural nanes)

  1. dwarf

Related terms


German

Etymology

From Low German na (well) + nu (now).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈnuː/

Interjection

nanu

  1. (chiefly Northern Germany) An expression of wonderment or confusion.
    • 2015 July 6, “Starts trotz Nachtflugverbot”, in Frankfurter Rundschau:
      Nanu, was macht denn der Flieger da zu so später Stunde?
      Well now, what are the planes doing at so late an hour?

References

  1. 2000, Hans Meyer, Walther Kiaulehn, Siegfried Mauermann, Der richtige Berliner in Wörtern und Redensarten, page 141

Hula

Noun

nanu

  1. water

References

  • A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)
  • Andrew K. Pawley, ‎Malcolm D. Ross, Austronesian Terminolgies: Continuity and Change (1994), page 458

Keapara

Noun

nanu

  1. water

References

  • A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)

Sinaugoro

Noun

nanu

  1. water

References

  • A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)