"nu" meaning in Ainu

See nu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /nu/
Head templates: {{head|ain|verb|Kana spelling|ヌ||{{{3}}}||{{{4}}}||{{{5}}}|f1sc=Kana|head=|sc=Latn|tr=-}} nu (Kana spelling ヌ), {{ain-verb|l|ヌ}} nu (Kana spelling ヌ)
  1. (transitive) to hear Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-nu-ain-verb-jqEb34OJ Categories (other): Ainu terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ainu terms with redundant script codes: 34 34 32
  2. (transitive) to sense (a smell) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-nu-ain-verb-q0tKrrr1 Categories (other): Ainu terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ainu terms with redundant script codes: 34 34 32
  3. (possibly obsolete, transitive, + otta) to ask, enquire Tags: obsolete, possibly, transitive
    Sense id: en-nu-ain-verb-mPat4Bh9 Categories (other): Ainu entries with incorrect language header, Ainu terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ainu entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Ainu terms with redundant script codes: 34 34 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: inu (english: to listen)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to listen",
      "word": "inu"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ain",
        "10": "{{{5}}}",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "Kana spelling",
        "4": "ヌ",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{3}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{4}}}",
        "9": "",
        "f1sc": "Kana",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "Latn",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "nu (Kana spelling ヌ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "l",
        "2": "ヌ"
      },
      "expansion": "nu (Kana spelling ヌ)",
      "name": "ain-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ainu",
  "lang_code": "ain",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 34 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ainu terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hear"
      ],
      "id": "en-nu-ain-verb-jqEb34OJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "hear",
          "hear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to hear"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 34 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ainu terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sense (a smell)"
      ],
      "id": "en-nu-ain-verb-q0tKrrr1",
      "links": [
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to sense (a smell)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 15 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ainu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 34 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ainu terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ask, enquire"
      ],
      "id": "en-nu-ain-verb-mPat4Bh9",
      "links": [
        [
          "otta",
          "otta"
        ],
        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ],
        [
          "enquire",
          "enquire"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(possibly obsolete, transitive, + otta) to ask, enquire"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "possibly",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ainu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ainu lemmas",
    "Ainu terms with redundant script codes",
    "Ainu verbs",
    "Pages with 73 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to listen",
      "word": "inu"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ain",
        "10": "{{{5}}}",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "Kana spelling",
        "4": "ヌ",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{3}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{4}}}",
        "9": "",
        "f1sc": "Kana",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "Latn",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "nu (Kana spelling ヌ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "l",
        "2": "ヌ"
      },
      "expansion": "nu (Kana spelling ヌ)",
      "name": "ain-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ainu",
  "lang_code": "ain",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ainu transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hear",
          "hear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to hear"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ainu transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sense (a smell)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to sense (a smell)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ainu transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ask, enquire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "otta",
          "otta"
        ],
        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ],
        [
          "enquire",
          "enquire"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(possibly obsolete, transitive, + otta) to ask, enquire"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "possibly",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nu"
}

Download raw JSONL data for nu meaning in Ainu (1.3kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Kana spelling ヌ",
  "path": [
    "nu"
  ],
  "section": "Ainu",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "nu",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: possibly obsolete, transitive, + otta",
  "path": [
    "nu"
  ],
  "section": "Ainu",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "nu",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: possibly obsolete, transitive, + otta",
  "path": [
    "nu"
  ],
  "section": "Ainu",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "nu",
  "trace": ""
}

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