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4-letter words (2 found)

MAUN,NAMU,

3-letter words (5 found)

AMU,MAN,MNA,MUN,NAM,

2-letter words (8 found)

AM,AN,MA,MU,NA,NU,UM,UN,

You can make 15 words from namu according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of namu

namu anmu nmau mnau amnu manu naum anum nuam unam aunm uanm nmua mnua numa unma muna umna amun maun aumn uamn muan uman

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Definitions and meaning of namu

namu

East Futuna

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. 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

Noun

namu

  1. sweet, candy

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • namu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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

  1. (Aniwa) mosquito

Japanese

Romanization

namu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of 南無 (link to non-kana entry)

Latvian

Noun

namu m

  1. inflection of nams:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Lithuanian

Noun

namu m

  1. instrumental singular of namas

Manchu

Romanization

namu

  1. Romanization of ᠨᠠᠮᡠ

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. sandfly of the genus Austrosimulium.

References

  • “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

  1. mosquito

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. 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

  1. mosquito

Rapa

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Rarotongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. 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

  1. mosquito

Sikaiana

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. 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

  1. mosquito

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu. Cognates include Maori namu and Samoan namu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈna.mu]
  • Hyphenation: na‧mu

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], 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

  1. mosquito

Tuamotuan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. insect
  2. mosquito

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *namu, from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñamuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamuk.

Noun

namu

  1. mosquito

West Makian

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate namo (bird, chicken).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn̪a.mu/

Noun

namu

  1. bird
    Synonym: haiwan
  2. chicken

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[3], 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

  1. mosquito

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