# niu
## Translingual
### Symbol

niu
* (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Niuean.

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Niuean terms

## English
### Noun

niu (plural nius)
* (New Zealand, historical) A tall pole with yardarms from which hung ropes, circled by worshippers in the Pai Mārire religious movement.

## Anuta
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Arosi
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Bariai
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

### References

* Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)

## Bughotu
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Bwanabwana
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan niu, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈniw]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iw

### Noun

niu m (plural nius)
* nest

#### Derived terms

* niar
* niu d'ocell
* niuada
* niuet

### References

* “niu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “niu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “niu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “niu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## East Futuna
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Elfdalian
### Etymology

From Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with Swedish nio.

### Numeral

niu
* nine

## Fijian
### Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *niu, from Proto-Oceanic *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut (fruit of coco palm)

## Gedaged
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Gela
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Gothic
### Romanization

niu
* Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌿

## Greenlandic
### Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *niu (“leg, root”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńiʁu (“leg”). Compare niulu (“foot (of object), root (of plant)”). Cognates include Inupiaq niu and Inuktitut ᓂᐅ (nio).

### Pronunciation

* (Nuuk) IPA: /niu/, [nɪ.ʊ]

### Noun

niu (plural nissut)
* leg

#### Declension
## Hawaiian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈni̯u/, [ˈnju]

### Noun

niu
* coconut (fruit of coco palm)

#### Derived terms

* wai niu, coconut water
* kai niu, coconut cream
* niu maloʻo, copra
* niu kahiki, date

### References

* Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “niu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 267-8

## Inuktitut
### Noun

niu
* Latin spelling of ᓂᐅ (nio)

## Inupiaq
### Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *niu, from Proto-Eskimo *niʀu.

### Noun

niu
* leg

## Kairiru
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Kapingamarangi
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Kwaio
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Lusi
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Manam
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Mandarin
### Romanization

niu
* Nonstandard spelling of niū.
* Nonstandard spelling of niú.
* Nonstandard spelling of niǔ.
* Nonstandard spelling of niù.

#### Usage notes

* Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ (compare with Tagalog niyog, Malay nyiur).

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Motu
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Niuean
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

#### Derived terms

* Niuē

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse níu. Compare Faroese níggju, Icelandic níu, Elfdalian niu, and Swedish nio.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [²niːʊ]

### Numeral

niu
* (dialectal, Voss) alternative form of ni (“nine”)

## Proto-Norse
### Romanization

niu
* Romanization of ᚾᛁᚢ

## Pukapukan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut (fruit of coco palm)

## Rennellese
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French nu.

### Noun

niu m (plural niu)
* nu (Greek letter)

#### Declension
## Rotuman
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut (fruit of coco palm)

## Sa'a
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Samoan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut (fruit of coco palm)

## Sardinian
### Etymology

From Latin nidus.

### Noun

niu
* (Campidanese) nest

## Satawalese
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

### References

* Kevin M. Roddy, A Sketch Grammar of Satawalese, The Language of Satawal Island, Yap State, Micronesia (2007)

## Tahitian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* (archaic) coconut

## To'abaita
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut

## Tongan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ni.u/

### Noun

niu
* coconut palm
* coconut

## Tuvaluan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

### Noun

niu
* coconut