anoa

== English == === Etymology === From Indonesian anoa ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ via a Celebic language (cognates: Tagalog anwang and Ilocano nuang referring to the domesticated water buffalo). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈnoʊə/ === Noun === anoa (plural anoas) Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis. ==== Usage notes ==== The two species may constitute a subgenus of Bubalus. See anoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Synonyms ==== (small water buffalo): dwarf buffalo, midget buffalo, sapiutan ==== Hyponyms ==== (small water buffalo): lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis), mountain anoa (Bubalus quarlesi) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Bubalus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Bubalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Anoa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === NOAA, Oana == Chickasaw == === Adverb === anoa again == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Indonesian anoa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑnoːɑ/ === Noun === anoa m (plural anoa's, diminutive anoaatje n) anoa, Bubalus depressicornis Synonyms: dwergbuffel, gemsbuffel == Finnish == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *anodak, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ana-. Cognate with Erzya анамс (anams, “to ask, beg”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɑnoɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝no̞ɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑnoɑ Syllabification(key): a‧no‧a Hyphenation(key): anoa ==== Verb ==== anoa (transitive, usually atelic) to plead, beg, ask, request, implore, entreat, petition, solicit [with ablative ‘who is asked’ and object ‘for something’; or with partitive ‘who is asked’ and illative of third infinitive ‘to do something’] (transitive, usually atelic) to apply (for a post, job, etc.) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== References ===== ===== Further reading ===== “anoa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === From Indonesian anoa. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɑnoɑ/, [ˈɑ̝no̞ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑnoɑ Syllabification(key): a‧no‧a Hyphenation(key): anoa ==== Noun ==== anoa anoa, lowland anoa, Bubalus depressicornis ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== kääpiöpuhveli (dated) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɑnoɑ/, [ˈɑ̝no̞ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑnoɑ Syllabification(key): a‧no‧a Hyphenation(key): anoa ==== Noun ==== anoa partitive singular of ano == Indonesian == === Etymology === Possibly from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ via a Celebic language. === Noun === anoa (plural anoa-anoa) anoa (a small Indonesian water buffalo) == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Indonesian anoa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈnɔ.a/ Rhymes: -ɔa Hyphenation: a‧nò‧a === Noun === anoa m (invariable) anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) === Further reading === anoa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Japanese == === Romanization === anoa Rōmaji transcription of アノア == Malay == === Pronunciation === (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /anoə/ (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /anoa/ === Noun === anoa (Jawi spelling انوا, plural anoa-anoa or anoa2) anoa (a small Indonesian water buffalo) === Further reading === "anoa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧no‧a === Noun === anoa m or f (plural anoas) anoa (a small Indonesian water buffalo) === Further reading === “anoa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈnoa/ [aˈno.a] Rhymes: -oa Syllabification: a‧no‧a === Noun === anoa f (plural anoas) anoa (a small Indonesian water buffalo) === Further reading === “anoa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025