unu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "unu"

Languages (29)

Translingual

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Translingual

Symbol

unu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Unubahe.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Unubahe terms

Akuku

Noun

unu

1. mouth

References

• Ken Decker et al., A Sociolinguistic Profile of Five Southern Northwestern Edoid Languages in Southern Nigeria (2024)

Angguruk Yali

Noun

unu

1. meat

References

• Christiaan Fahner, The morphology of Yali and Dani (1979), page 156

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.nu/

Numeral

unu

1. one

Related terms

• un, unã

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunu/ [ˈu.nu]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -unu
• Syllabification: u‧nu

Numeral

unu or un m (feminine una)

1. (Western, Eastern) alternative form of un

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “unu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Corsican

Corsican cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : unu     Ordinal : primu

Etymology

From Latin unus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos. Cognates include Italian uno and Romanian unu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunu/
• Hyphenation: u‧nu

Numeral

unu m (feminine una)

1. one

References

• “unu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Dongxiang

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *hunu-.

Verb

unu

1. to ride

Esperanto

Esperanto numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: unu     Ordinal: unua     Adverbial: unue     Multiplier: unuobla, unuopa     Fractional: unuona, unuono

Alternative forms

• un'

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Italic *oinos

Old Latin oinos

Latin ūnusder.

Esperanto unu

From Latin ūnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunu/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Audio 3:

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• Rhymes: -unu
• Syllabification: u‧nu

Numeral

unu

1. one (1)

Derived terms

• unuo

Further reading

• “unu”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “unu”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Extremaduran

Etymology

Akin to Spanish uno, from Latin unus.

Numeral

unu

1. one

Hadza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔunu/

Noun

unu m

1. person, people (collective, no plural)

Related terms

• haza

Jamaican Creole

Pronoun

unu

1. alternative spelling of unnu
   • 2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings (in English), Oneworld Publications (2015), page 353:

     How unu find them? Guilty or innocent?

     How do you find them? Guilty or innocent?

Japanese

Romanization

unu

1. Rōmaji transcription of うぬ

Lindu

Noun

unu

1. salt

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunu/ [ˈʉnʉ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *unu, from Proto-Oceanic *unus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hunus, from Proto-Austronesian *SuNus (“withdraw, pull out, extract”).

Noun

unu

1. withdrawal, extraction

Verb

unu (passive unuhia)

1. pull out, withdraw, draw out, extract
2. to pull off, put off, take off (clothes, etc.)
3. to exempt, discharge, exclude
4. to surrender

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *unu, variant of *inu.

Verb

unu (passive unumia)

1. (dialectal) to drink

References

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “unu”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.nu/

Numeral

unu

1. one

Okpe (Northwestern Edo)

Noun

unu

1. mouth

References

• Ken Decker et al., A Sociolinguistic Profile of Five Southern Northwestern Edoid Languages in Southern Nigeria (2024)

Oloma

Noun

unu

1. mouth

References

• Ken Decker et al., A Sociolinguistic Profile of Five Southern Northwestern Edoid Languages in Southern Nigeria (2024)

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese um and Spanish un and Kabuverdianu un.

Numeral

unu

1. one (1)

Pichinglis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ùnù/

Pronoun

unu

1. alternative form of una (“you, your”)

See also

Pichinglis personal pronouns

	Independent	Dependent
Subject	Possessive	Object
1st person sg	mí	a	mi	―
2nd person sg	yú	yu	―
3rd person sg	ín	e	in	-an
1st person pl	wí	wi	―
2nd person pl	una, unu	―
3rd person pl	dɛ́n	dɛn	―

References

• Kofi Yakpo (2019), A grammar of Pichi (Studies in Diversity Linguistics; 23)‎^[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 577

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

unu

1. ashes

Quechua

Adjective

unu

1. watery, boiled

Noun

unu

1. water, alone or mixed with something else
2. liquid

Declension

Declension of unu

	singular	plural
nominative	unu	unukuna
accusative	unuta	unukunata
dative	unuman	unukunaman
genitive	unup	unukunap
locative	unupi	unukunapi
terminative	unukama	unukunakama
ablative	unumanta	unukunamanta
instrumental	unuwan	unukunawan
comitative	ununtin	unukunantin
abessive	ununnaq	unukunannaq
comparative	unuhina	unukunahina
causative	unurayku	unukunarayku
benefactive	unupaq	unukunapaq
associative	unupura	unukunapura
distributive	ununka	unukunanka
exclusive	unulla	unukunalla

Possessive forms of unu

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative unuy unuykuna accusative unuyta unuykunata dative unuyman unuykunaman genitive unuypa unuykunap locative unuypi unuykunapi terminative unuykama unuykunakama ablative unuymanta unuykunamanta instrumental unuywan unuykunawan comitative unuynintin unuykunantin abessive unuyninnaq unuykunannaq comparative unuyhina unuykunahina causative unuyrayku unuykunarayku benefactive unuypaq unuykunapaq associative unuypura unuykunapura distributive unuyninka unuykunanka exclusive unuylla unuykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative unuyki unuykikuna accusative unuykita unuykikunata dative unuykiman unuykikunaman genitive unuykipa unuykikunap locative unuykipi unuykikunapi terminative unuykikama unuykikunakama ablative unuykimanta unuykikunamanta instrumental unuykiwan unuykikunawan comitative unuykintin unuykikunantin abessive unuykinnaq unuykikunannaq comparative unuykihina unuykikunahina causative unuykirayku unuykikunarayku benefactive unuykipaq unuykikunapaq associative unuykipura unuykikunapura distributive unuykinka unuykikunanka exclusive unuykilla unuykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative unun ununkuna accusative ununta ununkunata dative ununman ununkunaman genitive ununpa ununkunap locative ununpi ununkunapi terminative ununkama ununkunakama ablative ununmanta ununkunamanta instrumental ununwan ununkunawan comitative ununintin ununkunantin abessive ununninnaq ununkunannaq comparative ununhina ununkunahina causative ununrayku ununkunarayku benefactive ununpaq ununkunapaq associative ununpura ununkunapura distributive ununinka ununkunanka exclusive ununlla ununkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative ununchik ununchikkuna accusative ununchikta ununchikkunata dative ununchikman ununchikkunaman genitive ununchikpa ununchikkunap locative ununchikpi ununchikkunapi terminative ununchikkama ununchikkunakama ablative ununchikmanta ununchikkunamanta instrumental ununchikwan ununchikkunawan comitative ununchiknintin ununchikkunantin abessive ununchikninnaq ununchikkunannaq comparative ununchikhina ununchikkunahina causative ununchikrayku ununchikkunarayku benefactive ununchikpaq ununchikkunapaq associative ununchikpura ununchikkunapura distributive ununchikninka ununchikkunanka exclusive ununchiklla ununchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative unuyku unuykukuna accusative unuykuta unuykukunata dative unuykuman unuykukunaman genitive unuykupa unuykukunap locative unuykupi unuykukunapi terminative unuykukama unuykukunakama ablative unuykumanta unuykukunamanta instrumental unuykuwan unuykukunawan comitative unuykuntin unuykukunantin abessive unuykunnaq unuykukunannaq comparative unuykuhina unuykukunahina causative unuykurayku unuykukunarayku benefactive unuykupaq unuykukunapaq associative unuykupura unuykukunapura distributive unuykunka unuykukunanka exclusive unuykulla unuykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative unuykichik unuykichikkuna accusative unuykichikta unuykichikkunata dative unuykichikman unuykichikkunaman genitive unuykichikpa unuykichikkunap locative unuykichikpi unuykichikkunapi terminative unuykichikkama unuykichikkunakama ablative unuykichikmanta unuykichikkunamanta instrumental unuykichikwan unuykichikkunawan comitative unuykichiknintin unuykichikkunantin abessive unuykichikninnaq unuykichikkunannaq comparative unuykichikhina unuykichikkunahina causative unuykichikrayku unuykichikkunarayku benefactive unuykichikpaq unuykichikkunapaq associative unuykichikpura unuykichikkunapura distributive unuykichikninka unuykichikkunanka exclusive unuykichiklla unuykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative ununku ununkukuna accusative ununkuta ununkukunata dative ununkuman ununkukunaman genitive ununkupa ununkukunap locative ununkupi ununkukunapi terminative ununkukama ununkukunakama ablative ununkumanta ununkukunamanta instrumental ununkuwan ununkukunawan comitative ununkuntin ununkukunantin abessive ununkunnaq ununkukunannaq comparative ununkuhina ununkukunahina causative ununkurayku ununkukunarayku benefactive ununkupaq ununkukunapaq associative ununkupura ununkukunapura distributive ununkunka ununkukunanka exclusive ununkulla ununkukunalla

Synonyms

• yaku

See also

• unuyay

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *unu, variant of *inu.

Verb

unu

1. drink

Romanian

Romanian numbers ^(edit)

	10
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Cardinal: unu     Ordinal: prim, întâi

Alternative forms

• уну (unu) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one, single”). The reason why unu was exempt from the widespread dropping of word-final /u/ at the time was because the word’s use is reserved for counting only, whereas its doublet un did undergo word-final /u/ dropping because it had become the indefinite article, and so the two became separate words; one being the indefinite article, and the other being the number one in general.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.nu/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: u‧nu

• Audio:

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Numeral

unu (feminine una)

1. one

Related terms

• un (used as an indefinite article)
• unul (used as an indefinite pronoun)
• uni

Sardinian

Sardinian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : unu     Ordinal : primu     Multiplier : solu     Distributive : singularmente

Alternative forms

• un' (article, apocopated, used before vowels)

Etymology

From Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunu/

Numeral

unu

1. (Logudorese, Campidanese, Nuorese) one

Article

unu m (feminine una)

1. (Logudorese, Campidanese, Nuorese) a, an (indefinite article)

Derived terms

• in d'unu

Logudorese

• una cun

Campidanese

• suncuna (perhaps)

Nuorese

• uneddu

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “únu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

Sassarese

Sassarese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : unu     Ordinal : primu     Adverbial : una voltha     Multiplier : sìnguru     Distributive : singuraimmenti

Etymology

From Latin ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos (“one, single”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunu/

Numeral

unu (invariable)

1. one (1)

Article

unu m (indefinite, feminine una)

1. alternative form of un: a, an

   Miari è unu pizzinnu simpàtiggu ― Michael is a nice boy

Pronoun

unu m (indefinite, feminine una)

1. one, someone, a person

   Pari unu di bocca bona, o no è digussì?

   You look like someone who likes to eat, or am I wrong?

   (literally, “You seem one of good mouth, or is it not so?”)

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Sicilian

Sicilian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : unu     Ordinal : primu

Etymology

From Latin ūnus.

Numeral

unu

1. one

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Igbo únù. Compare Bajan wunna, Gullah oonuh, Jamaican Creole unnu, Krio unu, Nicaraguan Creole unu, Bahamian Creole ona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈun(u)/

Pronoun

unu

1. you (plural)
2. we, us (inclusive)

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔunu/ [ʔʊˈn̪u]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: u‧nu

Pronoun

unu (Sulat Sūg spelling اُنُ)

1. what

Derived terms

• unu-unu (“whatever; things; property; possessions”)

Turkish

Noun

unu

1. accusative singular of un
2. third-person singular possessive of un