namu

== English == === Etymology === From Māori namu. Compare Malay nyamuk (“a mosquito”). === Noun === namu A sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium. == East Futuna == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito == Fijian == === Etymology === From Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood) == Finnish == === Etymology === nam +‎ -u === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɑmu/, [ˈnɑ̝mu] Rhymes: -ɑmu Syllabification(key): na‧mu Hyphenation(key): na‧mu === Noun === namu sweet, candy Synonym: nami ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “namu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === Manu, manu, maun, muna == Futuna-Aniwa == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu (Aniwa) mosquito == Japanese == === Romanization === namu Rōmaji transcription of なむ == Latvian == === Noun === namu m inflection of nams: accusative/instrumental singular genitive plural == Lithuanian == === Noun === namu m instrumental singular of namas == Manchu == === Romanization === namu romanization of ᠨᠠᠮᡠ == Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnamu/ [ˈnɐmʉ] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *namu (compare with Rarotongan namu “mosquito”, Tahitian namu and ramu “sandfly, midge”), from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. Cognate with Malay nyamuk (“mosquito”). === Noun === namu sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium. ==== Descendants ==== → English: namu === Derived terms === === References === === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *namu (compare with Tahitian ninamu). === Adjective === namu (obsolete) blue-green, grue === Related terms === kākāriki === Derived terms === pounamu === References === === Further reading === Williams, Herbert William (1917), “namu”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 253 “namu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. == Mele-Fila == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito == Niuean == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito == Pukapukan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito === Further reading === Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary == Rakahanga-Manihiki == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito == Rapa == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito == Rarotongan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito, gnat, midge == Samoan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito == Sikaiana == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito == Tahitian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito === References === Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995. “namu” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy. == Tikopia == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito == Tokelauan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu. Cognates include Māori namu and Samoan namu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈna.mu] Hyphenation: na‧mu === Noun === namu mosquito === References === R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 248 == Tongan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na.mu/ === Noun === namu mosquito == Tuamotuan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu insect mosquito == Tuvaluan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito == West Makian == === Etymology === Cognate with Ternate namo (“bird, chicken”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈn̪a.mu/ === Noun === namu bird Synonym: haiwan chicken === References === Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[4], Pacific linguistics == West Uvean == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk. === Noun === namu mosquito