"-nu" meaning in Proto-Japonic

See -nu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ni [infinitive], -na [irrealis]
Etymology: Related to *na (“prohibitive marker”). Etymology templates: {{m|jpx-pro|*na|t=prohibitive marker}} *na (“prohibitive marker”) Head templates: {{head|jpx-pro|suffix|infinitive|*-ni|irrealis|*-na}} *-nu (infinitive *-ni, irrealis *-na)
  1. Negativizes a verb in the irrealis stem. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en--nu-jpx-pro-suffix-PynTS8He Categories (other): Proto-Japonic entries with incorrect language header

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ojp",
            "2": "ぬ",
            "3": "ず",
            "tr": "nu",
            "tr2": "-zu"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Japanese: ぬ (nu), ず (-zu)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-pro",
            "2": "*-n(i)su"
          },
          "expansion": "*-n(i)su",
          "name": "m"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Japanese: ぬ (nu), ず (-zu) (< *-nu, *-n(i)su)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "ぬ",
            "3": "ず",
            "tr": "-nu",
            "tr2": "-zu"
          },
          "expansion": "Japanese: ぬ (-nu), ず (-zu)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "literary"
          },
          "expansion": "(literary)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: ぬ (-nu), ず (-zu) (literary)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-pro",
            "2": "*wu",
            "t": "to have; to sit"
          },
          "expansion": "*wu (“to have; to sit”)",
          "name": "m"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-ryu-pro",
            "2": "*-nai",
            "pos": "suffixed with the irrealis *-na and <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"jpx-pro\">*wu</i> (“to have; to sit”)"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *-nai (suffixed with the irrealis *-na and *wu (“to have; to sit”))\nNorthern Ryukyuan:\nKikai: ねーん (-nēn), ねーらん (-nēran)\nKunigami: ねー (-nē), ぬ (-nu)\nNorthern Amami-Oshima: ねん (-nen)\nOkinawan: ねーん (-nēn)\nOki-No-Erabu: ん (-n)\nSouthern Amami-Oshima: ねむっ (-nem), ねーむっ (-nēm)\nYoron: ねん (-nen), ねんぬ (-nennu)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: なーん (-nān)\nYaeyama: ねーぬ (-nēnu)\nYonaguni: みぬん (-minun)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *-nai (suffixed with the irrealis *-na and *wu (“to have; to sit”))\nNorthern Ryukyuan:\nKikai: ねーん (-nēn), ねーらん (-nēran)\nKunigami: ねー (-nē), ぬ (-nu)\nNorthern Amami-Oshima: ねん (-nen)\nOkinawan: ねーん (-nēn)\nOki-No-Erabu: ん (-n)\nSouthern Amami-Oshima: ねむっ (-nem), ねーむっ (-nēm)\nYoron: ねん (-nen), ねんぬ (-nennu)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: なーん (-nān)\nYaeyama: ねーぬ (-nēnu)\nYonaguni: みぬん (-minun)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-pro",
        "2": "*na",
        "t": "prohibitive marker"
      },
      "expansion": "*na (“prohibitive marker”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Related to *na (“prohibitive marker”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ni",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-na",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "suffix",
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        "5": "irrealis",
        "6": "*-na"
      },
      "expansion": "*-nu (infinitive *-ni, irrealis *-na)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Japonic",
  "lang_code": "jpx-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/-nu",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Japonic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "does not listen",
          "text": "kikanu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Negativizes a verb in the irrealis stem."
      ],
      "id": "en--nu-jpx-pro-suffix-PynTS8He",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nu"
}
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ojp",
            "2": "ぬ",
            "3": "ず",
            "tr": "nu",
            "tr2": "-zu"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Japanese: ぬ (nu), ず (-zu)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-pro",
            "2": "*-n(i)su"
          },
          "expansion": "*-n(i)su",
          "name": "m"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Japanese: ぬ (nu), ず (-zu) (< *-nu, *-n(i)su)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "ぬ",
            "3": "ず",
            "tr": "-nu",
            "tr2": "-zu"
          },
          "expansion": "Japanese: ぬ (-nu), ず (-zu)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "literary"
          },
          "expansion": "(literary)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: ぬ (-nu), ず (-zu) (literary)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-pro",
            "2": "*wu",
            "t": "to have; to sit"
          },
          "expansion": "*wu (“to have; to sit”)",
          "name": "m"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-ryu-pro",
            "2": "*-nai",
            "pos": "suffixed with the irrealis *-na and <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"jpx-pro\">*wu</i> (“to have; to sit”)"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *-nai (suffixed with the irrealis *-na and *wu (“to have; to sit”))\nNorthern Ryukyuan:\nKikai: ねーん (-nēn), ねーらん (-nēran)\nKunigami: ねー (-nē), ぬ (-nu)\nNorthern Amami-Oshima: ねん (-nen)\nOkinawan: ねーん (-nēn)\nOki-No-Erabu: ん (-n)\nSouthern Amami-Oshima: ねむっ (-nem), ねーむっ (-nēm)\nYoron: ねん (-nen), ねんぬ (-nennu)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: なーん (-nān)\nYaeyama: ねーぬ (-nēnu)\nYonaguni: みぬん (-minun)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *-nai (suffixed with the irrealis *-na and *wu (“to have; to sit”))\nNorthern Ryukyuan:\nKikai: ねーん (-nēn), ねーらん (-nēran)\nKunigami: ねー (-nē), ぬ (-nu)\nNorthern Amami-Oshima: ねん (-nen)\nOkinawan: ねーん (-nēn)\nOki-No-Erabu: ん (-n)\nSouthern Amami-Oshima: ねむっ (-nem), ねーむっ (-nēm)\nYoron: ねん (-nen), ねんぬ (-nennu)\nSouthern Ryukyuan:\nMiyako: なーん (-nān)\nYaeyama: ねーぬ (-nēnu)\nYonaguni: みぬん (-minun)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-pro",
        "2": "*na",
        "t": "prohibitive marker"
      },
      "expansion": "*na (“prohibitive marker”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Related to *na (“prohibitive marker”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ni",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-na",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-pro",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "*-ni",
        "5": "irrealis",
        "6": "*-na"
      },
      "expansion": "*-nu (infinitive *-ni, irrealis *-na)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Japonic",
  "lang_code": "jpx-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/-nu",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Proto-Japonic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Japonic lemmas",
        "Proto-Japonic suffixes",
        "Proto-Japonic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "does not listen",
          "text": "kikanu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Negativizes a verb in the irrealis stem."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nu"
}

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