नौ

Etymology

From Sanskrit नवन् (návan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔː/

Numeral

नौ • (nau), Urdu spelling: نو‎

1. (cardinal) nine

Numeral

नौ • (nau)

1. (cardinal) nine

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognates include Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs), Latin nāvis (“ship”), Persian ناو‎ (nâv).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /n̪ɑːw/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /n̪ɑw/

Noun

नौ • (naú) f

1. ship, boat (RV., AV., etc.)
2. name of a particular appearance of the moon or of a constellation (Var.)
3. voice

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0571