"nu" meaning in Pali

See nu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

Etymology: From Sanskrit नु (nu), from Proto-Indo-European *nu. Etymology templates: {{der|pi|sa|नु}} Sanskrit नु (nu), {{inh|pi|ine-pro|*nu}} Proto-Indo-European *nu Head templates: {{head|pi|particle}} nu
  1. then, now
    Sense id: en-nu-pi-particle-ttusBEtH Categories (other): Pages with 77 entries, Pages with entries, Pali entries with incorrect language header, Pali particles, Pali particles in Latin script

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Pali dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-03-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-03-03 using wiktextract (05c257f and 9d9a410). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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