nuno

See also: Nuno, nuŋo, nuño, and ñuño

Japanese

Romanization

nuno

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぬの

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *nunô.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [nunno]
• (Suriname) IPA^(key): [nuːno]

Noun

nuno (possessed nunory)

1. moon
2. month

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 326
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “nuno”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 326; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 318

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• nono — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnunoʔ/ [ˈn̪uː.n̪oʔ]
• Rhymes: -unoʔ
• Syllabification: nu‧no

Etymology 1

Compare Kapampangan nunu and Malay nenek.

Noun

nunò (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜈᜓ)

1. ancestor
2. (dialectal) grandparent; great-grandparent

   Synonyms: lolo, lola

Derived terms

• kanuno-nunuan
• kanunuan
• magnuno
• ninuno

References

• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎ (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.

Etymology 2

Noun

nunò (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜈᜓ)

1. (folklore, mythology) goblin in Philippine folklore believed to live in anthills

Derived terms

• tabi po nuno