French

Verb

nui ‎(intransitive, hence invariable)

1. past participle of nuire

Anagrams

• uni

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui.

Noun

nui

1. plenty, a lot, size, dimension, number, area
2. group, before nouns

   nui manō‎ ― group of sharks

Verb

nui

1. (stative) big, great, abundant

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin nōs. Compare Italian noi, Sicilian nui, Dalmatian nu.

Pronoun

nui

1. we

Latgalian

Etymology

Cognate with Samogitian noi with the same meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nui/

Particle

nui

1. yes, that's right

Synonyms

• tai

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui.

Adjective

nui

1. big

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui.

Adjective

nui

1. big, great

Derived terms

• Rapa Nui
• nui nui

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin nubes. Compare Italian nube and nuvola.

Noun

nui

1. (Campidanese) cloud

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin nōs. Compare Italian noi.

Pronoun

nui

1. we

Usage notes

• The pronoun nui is rarely used in Sicilian by itself. Instead, the preferred forms combine nui ‎(“we”) and àutri ‎(“others”), such as nuàutri.^[1]

See also

• ni
• vui

References

1. ↑ Pitrè, Giuseppe (1875) Fiabe, novelle e racconti popolari siciliani, Volume 4 (in Italian), Palermo: L. Pedone Lauriel, ISBN 1141861690, pages ccx

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nui.

Adjective

nui

1. (archaic) big

Usage notes

Largely replaced by rahi, except in some common compounds like Tahiti nui.

References

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “nui” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowing from French nouille.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nuj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nuj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nuj˧˥]

Noun

nui

1. short-tubed pasta