Etymology

From Old Portuguese nin (h)ũu, earlier nen (h)ũu, from Latin nec ūnus ‎(“not even one”). Displaced collateral form ningũu.

Compare Galician ningún, Spanish ninguno and Catalan ningú.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨˈɲũ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.ˈɲũ/
• Hyphenation: ne‧nhum
• Rhymes: -ũ