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nu¹

  • /njuː/ UK
  • /nu/ US

Sounds like new, noo (yod-dropping) · Rhymes with -uː

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek νῦ (nû), name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).

noun nus

  1. countable, uncountable The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).
  2. countable, uncountable A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.

nu²

  • /nu/ US

Sounds like noo

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish נו (nu). Doublet of now.

interjection

  1. Jewish An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc.
  2. Jewish Well? (Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.)

nu³

Where it comes from

Phonetic respelling of new.

adjective more nu · most nu

  1. new

NU⁴

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Nunavut: a territory of Canada.
  2. abbreviation Abbreviation of Nuoro: a city in Sardinia, Italy.
  3. Philippines, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of National University
  4. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of University of Nebraska

    Similar: Nebraska

  5. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of natural uranium

adjective

  1. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of nonunion

Nu⁵

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Egyptian nnw (“Nu, the primeval waters”).

proper noun

  1. Egyptian The god who serves as the personification of the primeval waters that existed before the world.

Nu⁶

proper noun

  1. one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China.

Nu⁷

Where it comes from

Abbreviations.

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Numbers (a book in the Old Testament of the Bible).
  2. alternative Alternative spelling of NU, Nunavut

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: prolog, wray, attlee, kua, nah, novel, fresh, recent, modern, contemporary, current, brand-new, pristine, unused, original, innovative

Translations

Every language

noun name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν

Españolni
한국어뉴 nyu
日本語ニュー nyū, ニ ni
中文紐 /纽 niǔ
Portuguêsni
Françaisnu
DeutschNy
Ελληνικάνι ni
Русскийню nju
العربيةنُو nū

intj exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt etc.

Русскийну nu

name Egyptian god

한국어누 nu
日本語ヌン
中文努恩
ΕλληνικάΝου Nou, Νουν
العربيةنوو
עבריתנו

name ethnic group

中文怒族 Nùzú

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nu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nu

Chicago

"nu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nu.

BibTeX
@misc{nu_2026,
  title = {nu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}