nui

See also: NUI, núi, nuí, nuï, nu-i, and nu'i

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɥi/

Verb

nui (intransitive, hence invariable)

  1. past participle of nuire

Anagrams

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

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

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin nūbes. 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

References

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

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French nouille (“noodle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nui

  1. short-tubed pasta

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with nuy.
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