"anu" meaning in Malay

See anu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /anu/ Forms: انو [Jawi], anu-anu [plural], anu² [plural]
Rhymes: -nu, -u Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, from Proto-Austronesian *-nu. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*anu|*a-nu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*-nu}} Proto-Austronesian *-nu Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=انو}} anu (Jawi spelling انو, plural anu-anu or anu²)
  1. Someone or something whose name is not mentioned (on purpose, due to forgetting, etc.).
    Sense id: en-anu-ms-noun-Fvi5Q8ZE Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay pronouns Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 45 32 23 Disambiguation of Malay pronouns: 43 31 27
  2. (mathematics) An unknown quantity or variable; an unknown.
    Sense id: en-anu-ms-noun-vl1ELVR- Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences

Pronoun

IPA: /anu/ Forms: انو [Jawi]
Rhymes: -nu, -u Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, from Proto-Austronesian *-nu. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*anu|*a-nu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*-nu}} Proto-Austronesian *-nu Head templates: {{ms-pronoun|j=انو}} anu (Jawi spelling انو)
  1. (obsolete) synonym of itu Tags: obsolete Synonyms: itu [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: itu, nu (alt: Kedah)
    Sense id: en-anu-ms-pron-GjYXifSn
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*anu",
        "4": "*a-nu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*-nu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *-nu",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, from Proto-Austronesian *-nu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "انو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anu-anu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anu²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "انو"
      },
      "expansion": "anu (Jawi spelling انو, plural anu-anu or anu²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 32 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 31 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the (unknown) person",
          "text": "si anu",
          "translation": "the (unknown) person",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "english": "an unknown wish",
          "text": "hajat anu",
          "translation": "an unknown wish",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone or something whose name is not mentioned (on purpose, due to forgetting, etc.)."
      ],
      "id": "en-anu-ms-noun-Fvi5Q8ZE",
      "links": [
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "mention",
          "mention"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Mathematics",
          "orig": "ms:Mathematics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              39,
              42
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              31,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "english": "In this calculation, 't' is an unknown that stands for a student's height.",
          "text": "Dalam kiraan ini, 't' merupakan sebuah anu yang mewakili tinggi seorang pelajar.",
          "translation": "In this calculation, 't' is an unknown that stands for a student's height.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unknown quantity or variable; an unknown."
      ],
      "id": "en-anu-ms-noun-vl1ELVR-",
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "quantity",
          "quantity"
        ],
        [
          "variable",
          "variable"
        ],
        [
          "unknown",
          "unknown"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) An unknown quantity or variable; an unknown."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/anu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-nu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "anu"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*anu",
        "4": "*a-nu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*-nu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *-nu",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, from Proto-Austronesian *-nu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "انو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "انو"
      },
      "expansion": "anu (Jawi spelling انو)",
      "name": "ms-pronoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "synonym of itu"
      ],
      "id": "en-anu-ms-pron-GjYXifSn",
      "links": [
        [
          "itu",
          "itu#Malay"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) synonym of itu"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "itu"
        },
        {
          "alt": "Kedah",
          "word": "nu"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "itu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/anu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-nu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "anu"
}
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    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay pronouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 22 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/nu",
    "Rhymes:Malay/u",
    "Rhymes:Malay/u/2 syllables"
  ],
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        "3": "*anu",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*-nu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *-nu",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, from Proto-Austronesian *-nu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "انو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anu-anu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anu²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "انو"
      },
      "expansion": "anu (Jawi spelling انو, plural anu-anu or anu²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the (unknown) person",
          "text": "si anu",
          "translation": "the (unknown) person",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "english": "an unknown wish",
          "text": "hajat anu",
          "translation": "an unknown wish",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone or something whose name is not mentioned (on purpose, due to forgetting, etc.)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "mention",
          "mention"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples",
        "ms:Mathematics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              39,
              42
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              31,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "english": "In this calculation, 't' is an unknown that stands for a student's height.",
          "text": "Dalam kiraan ini, 't' merupakan sebuah anu yang mewakili tinggi seorang pelajar.",
          "translation": "In this calculation, 't' is an unknown that stands for a student's height.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unknown quantity or variable; an unknown."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "quantity",
          "quantity"
        ],
        [
          "variable",
          "variable"
        ],
        [
          "unknown",
          "unknown"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) An unknown quantity or variable; an unknown."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/anu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-nu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "anu"
}

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    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay pronouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 22 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/nu",
    "Rhymes:Malay/u",
    "Rhymes:Malay/u/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*anu",
        "4": "*a-nu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "map-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *-nu",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-nu, from Proto-Austronesian *-nu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "انو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "انو"
      },
      "expansion": "anu (Jawi spelling انو)",
      "name": "ms-pronoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "itu"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Kedah",
      "word": "nu"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "synonym of itu"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "itu",
          "itu#Malay"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) synonym of itu"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "itu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/anu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-nu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "anu"
}

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