namu

See also: ñamu, namų, and наму

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *namu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk (compare Malay nyamuk).

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood)

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑmu/, [ˈnɑmu]
  • Hyphenation: na‧mu
  • Rhymes: -ɑmu

Noun

namu

  1. sweet, candy

Declension

Inflection of namu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative namu namut
genitive namun namujen
partitive namua namuja
illative namuun namuihin
singular plural
nominative namu namut
accusative nom. namu namut
gen. namun
genitive namun namujen
partitive namua namuja
inessive namussa namuissa
elative namusta namuista
illative namuun namuihin
adessive namulla namuilla
ablative namulta namuilta
allative namulle namuille
essive namuna namuina
translative namuksi namuiksi
instructive namuin
abessive namutta namuitta
comitative namuineen

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Latvian

Noun

namu m

  1. accusative singular form of nams
  2. instrumental singular form of nams
  3. genitive plural form of nams

Lithuanian

Noun

namu m

  1. instrumental singular of namas

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk (compare Malay nyamuk).

Noun

namu

  1. sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.
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