níu

níu m (plural níos)

1. Alternative form of nieru

From Old Norse níu (“nine”), from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognate with Danish ni, Faroese níggju, Norwegian ni, Swedish nio.

• IPA^(key): [ˈniːjʏ]

  Rhymes: -iːjʏ

  Homophone: nýju

níu

1. nine; the cardinal number after átta (“eight”) and before tíu (“ten”).

• klukkan níu
• nía (noun)

From Proto-Germanic *newun (“nine”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (“nine”). Cognate with Old English niġon, Old Frisian nigun, Old Saxon nigun, Old High German niun, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 (niun).

níu

1. nine

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [niw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [niw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [niw˦˥]

níu (扭, 𢯨, 𢷃, 𫼩)

1. to grab and pull; to pull back