sinu

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See also: sínu and šinu

Brooke's Point Palawano

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Pronoun

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sinu

  1. (interrogative) who

Estonian

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Pronoun

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sinu

  1. genitive of sina
  2. accusative of sina

Fijian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Oceanic *sinu, cognate with Maori hinu and Hawaiian hinu both meaning "oil, fat, grease".

Noun

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sinu

  1. unscented coconut oil leftover after boiling

Etymology 2

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Noun

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sinu

  1. a shrub of species Phaleria disperma.

References

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  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “sinu.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “sinu”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 230

Iban

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /sinuʔ/

Adjective

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sinu

  1. sad
    Sinu iyaHe is sad

Verb

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sinu

  1. to pity; feel sorry for someone
    Aku sinu ke iya laban iya nadai duit.
    I feel sorry for him because he has no money.

Latin

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Noun

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sinū

  1. ablative singular of sinus

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Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sinu

  1. accusative/genitive singular of sitnu

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sinu, from Proto-Germanic *sinwō, *senawō (sinew).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sinu f

  1. sinew, nerve, tendon

Declension

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Descendants

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Old High German

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Determiner

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sīnu

  1. strong masculine/neuter instrumental singular of sīn

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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sinu (Cyrillic spelling сину)

  1. accusative singular of sina

Tetum

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Etymology

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From Portuguese sino (bell), from Old Galician-Portuguese sino (bell), from Late Latin signum (bell, ringing of a bell), from Latin signum (sign), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (to cut) or *sekʷ- (to follow).

Noun

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sinu

  1. bell

Yoruba

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Etymology

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Contraction of inú (towards the inside).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /sí.nṹ/

Adverb

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sínú

  1. into; in
    Bá mi kódọ̀tí sínú apẹ̀rẹ̀.Help me pack the rubbish into the bin.
    Ta ló jù ú sínú odò?Who threw it into the river?

Usage notes

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  • used when movement is implied, when no movement is implied nínú is used.