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Chichewa
Pronunciation
Pronoun
inu
- you (second-person plural or second-person singular polite personal pronoun)
See also
Chichewa personal pronouns
Copainalá Zoque
Noun
inu
References
- Harrison, Roy; Harrison, Margaret; García H., Cástulo (1981), Diccionario zoque de Copainalá (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 23) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 49
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Interjection
inu
- well
- Inu, nevím, nevím, ale když to ráčíš tvrdit.
- Well, I'm not sure about it but if you dare to say so.
See also
Further reading
- “inu”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “inu”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Gothic
Romanization
inu
- romanization of 𐌹𐌽𐌿
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum (compare Malay minum).
Pronunciation
Noun
inu
- a drink
Verb
inu
- (transitive) to drink
Usage notes
- Passive/imperative form: inumia.
Derived terms
- hāinu (“to give to drink”)
Japanese
Romanization
inu
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.
Noun
inu
Verb
inu (used in the form inu-mia)
- to drink
- 2021, “Kai Whatu”, performed by Alien Weaponry:
- Ka inu tō toto, Kaiwhatu ahau, Paimārire mātou
- Your blood is drunk, I am The Eye Eater, We are Paimārire
Nias
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.
Verb
inu (imperfective manginu)
- (transitive) to drink
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 107.
Rayón Zoque
Verb
inu
- (intransitive) be annoyed
References
- Harrison, Roy; B. de Harrison, Margaret; López Juárez, Francisco; Ordoñes, Cosme (1984), Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 6
San Juan Colorado Mixtec
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mixtec *inoʔ.
Noun
inu
Etymology 2
Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec ìnò. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
ìnù
References
- Stark Campbell, Sara; et al. (1986), Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 18
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San Miguel el Grande Mixtec
Etymology
From Proto-Mixtec *inoʔ.
Noun
inu
References
- Dyk, Anne; Stoudt, Betty (1965), Vocabulario mixteco de San Miguel el Grande (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 12) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, published 1973, pages 15, 74
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Slovene
Pronunciation
Conjunction
inu
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inum.
Verb
inu
Tarifit
Pronoun
inu ? (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵏⵓ)
- mine, my
- inu
- It's mine.
- ak utcma-s d tenni inu
- With his sister and mine.
- taddart-a inu
- This is my house.
Inflection
Xhosa
Pronoun
-inu
- Combining stem of nina used with possessive concords.
Yoruba
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Edekiri Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-nʊ̃́ or Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-lʊ̃́. Perhaps from the same root as Yoruba àánú (“mercy”), Yoruba ẹ̀nị́nụ́. Compare with Ifè inɔ́
Pronunciation
Noun
inú
- stomach, abdomen
- Synonym: ikùn
- inside, interior
- (idiomatic) mind, heart
- (idiomatic) womb
- (idiomatic) secret
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bínú (“to become upset”)
- ejò-inú (“tapeworm”)
- fiyè dénú (“to be tolerant; to be forgiving”)
- inú búburú (“wickedness”)
- inú rere (“goodness”)
- inú-ara (“internal organ, inner body parts”)
- inú-bíbàjẹ́ (“sorry”)
- inú-fùfù (“rashness”)
- inú-kíkún (“constipation”)
- inú-lílọ́ (“stomachache”)
- inú-ríru (“nausea, mental rage”)
- inú-rírun (“stomachache”)
- inú-ṣíṣu (“diarrhea”)
- nínú (“on the inside”)
- ojú-inú (“imagination”)
- ọgbọ́n inú (“intuition”)
- ọlọ́pàá-inú (“secret agent”)
- sínú (“into”)
- ìbànújẹ́ (“sadness”)
- ìbínú (“anger”)
- ìyọ́nú (“anger”)
Zulu
Pronoun
-inu
- Combining stem of nina used with possessive concords.
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