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うぬ

unu

Pronunciation: [ʔunu]

Definition

Adnominal Demonstrative

  1. Medial adnominal demonstrative used to indicate or recall something or someone distant to the speaker, but near or familiar to the listener: "That ~ "
    1. うぬてぃーうぬ手】
      unu tii
      "That hand"
    2. うぬばーうぬ場】
      unu baa
      "That spot", "There", "That place" (fig.) "On the spot"
    3. うぬままうぬ儘】
      unumama
      "As it is", "The way it is", "Like that"
    4. うぬてぃがみたーからが?うぬ手紙誰からが?】
      unu tigami taa kara ga?
      "Who is that letter from?"

Etymology

Cognate with Yonaguni うぬ unu; Amami (Yuwan) うん un; Hachijō うの uno "that".

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Kanaうぬ
Romanizationunu
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔunu]

意味:その【其の】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, July 10). うぬ : unu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, July 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/553/unu/.