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niu

niu

See also: niū, niú, niǔ, and niù

Anuta

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Arosi

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Bughotu

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Bwanabwana

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin nidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niw/
  • Rhymes: -iw

Noun

niu m ‎(plural nius)

  1. nest

East Futuna

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Elfdalian

Elfdalian cardinal numbers
 <  8 9 10  > 
    Cardinal : niu

Etymology

From Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with Swedish nio.

Numeral

niu

  1. (cardinal) nine

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñiuʀ.

Noun

niu

  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Gedaged

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Gela

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Gothic

Romanization

niu

  1. Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌿

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *ńiʁu. Cognates include Inupiak niu and Inuktitut ᓂᐅ ‎(niu).

Noun

niu ‎(plural nissut)

  1. leg

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñiuʀ.

Noun

niu

  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Inuktitut

Noun

niu

  1. Latin spelling of ᓂᐅ ‎(niu)

Inupiak

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *ńiʁu.

Noun

niu

  1. leg

Kairiru

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Kapingamarangi

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Kwaio

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Lusi

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Manam

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Mandarin

Romanization

niu

  1. Nonstandard spelling of niū.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of niú.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of niǔ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of niù.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Maori

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Motu

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Niuean

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Pukapukan

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñiuʀ.

Noun

niu

  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Rennellese

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Rotuman

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñiuʀ.

Noun

niu

  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Sa'a

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñiuʀ.

Noun

niu

  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin nidus.

Noun

niu

  1. (Campidanese) nest

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñiuʀ.

Noun

niu

  1. (archaic) coconut

To'abaita

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñiuʀ.

Noun

niu

  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Tuvaluan

Noun

niu

  1. coconut

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