imu

See also: IMU

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian imu.

Noun

imu (plural imus)

1. A traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground.

See also

• kalua
• kalua pig

Anagrams

• -ium, MUI, Miu, Mui, UIM

Aisi

Noun

imu

1. louse

Further reading

• Johannes A. Z'Graggen, The Madang-Adelbert Range Sub-Phylum (1975) (as imʉ)
• Don Daniels, Magi: An Undocumented Language (in a comparative wordlist, as imu)

Ede Idaca

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ímṵ́ or Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ-ŋmʊ̃́. Cognate with Igbo imi, Yoruba imú, and Igala ímọ́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.mú/

Noun

imú

1. nose

References

• Baloubi, Désiré (2005) The Morphophonemics of the Idaacha dialect of Yoruba‎^[1], Charlotte, North Carolina: Conquering Books, →DOI, →ISBN, page 41

Estonian

Etymology

From imema (“to suck”) +‎ -u. Cognate to Finnish imu.

Noun

imu (genitive imu, partitive imu)

1. suction, sucking

Declension

Declension of imu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		imu	imud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	imu
genitive			imude
partitive		imu	imusid
illative		immu imusse	imudesse
inessive		imus	imudes
elative		imust	imudest
allative		imule	imudele
adessive		imul	imudel
ablative		imult	imudelt
translative		imuks	imudeks
terminative		imuni	imudeni
essive		imuna	imudena
abessive		imuta	imudeta
comitative		imuga	imudega

Synonyms

• imemine

Compounds

• rasvaimu

Finnish

Etymology

From the verb imeä (“to suck”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈimu/, [ˈimu]
• Rhymes: -imu
• Hyphenation^(key): imu

Noun

imu

1. suction
2. undertow (flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore)

   Aaltojen imu voi viedä lapselta jalat alta ja aiheuttaa hukkumisen.

   The undertow may sweep a child off its feet and cause drowning.

3. slipstream

Declension

Inflection of imu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		imu	imut
genitive		imun	imujen
partitive		imua	imuja
illative		imuun	imuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		imu	imut
accusative	nom.	imu	imut
	gen.	imun
genitive		imun	imujen
partitive		imua	imuja
inessive		imussa	imuissa
elative		imusta	imuista
illative		imuun	imuihin
adessive		imulla	imuilla
ablative		imulta	imuilta
allative		imulle	imuille
essive		imuna	imuina
translative		imuksi	imuiksi
abessive		imutta	imuitta
instructive		—	imuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of imu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative imuni imuni accusative nom. imuni imuni gen. imuni genitive imuni imujeni partitive imuani imujani inessive imussani imuissani elative imustani imuistani illative imuuni imuihini adessive imullani imuillani ablative imultani imuiltani allative imulleni imuilleni essive imunani imuinani translative imukseni imuikseni abessive imuttani imuittani instructive — — comitative — imuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative imusi imusi accusative nom. imusi imusi gen. imusi genitive imusi imujesi partitive imuasi imujasi inessive imussasi imuissasi elative imustasi imuistasi illative imuusi imuihisi adessive imullasi imuillasi ablative imultasi imuiltasi allative imullesi imuillesi essive imunasi imuinasi translative imuksesi imuiksesi abessive imuttasi imuittasi instructive — — comitative — imuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative imumme imumme accusative nom. imumme imumme gen. imumme genitive imumme imujemme partitive imuamme imujamme inessive imussamme imuissamme elative imustamme imuistamme illative imuumme imuihimme adessive imullamme imuillamme ablative imultamme imuiltamme allative imullemme imuillemme essive imunamme imuinamme translative imuksemme imuiksemme abessive imuttamme imuittamme instructive — — comitative — imuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative imunne imunne accusative nom. imunne imunne gen. imunne genitive imunne imujenne partitive imuanne imujanne inessive imussanne imuissanne elative imustanne imuistanne illative imuunne imuihinne adessive imullanne imuillanne ablative imultanne imuiltanne allative imullenne imuillenne essive imunanne imuinanne translative imuksenne imuiksenne abessive imuttanne imuittanne instructive — — comitative — imuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative imunsa imunsa accusative nom. imunsa imunsa gen. imunsa genitive imunsa imujensa partitive imuaan imuansa imujaan imujansa inessive imussaan imussansa imuissaan imuissansa elative imustaan imustansa imuistaan imuistansa illative imuunsa imuihinsa adessive imullaan imullansa imuillaan imuillansa ablative imultaan imultansa imuiltaan imuiltansa allative imulleen imullensa imuilleen imuillensa essive imunaan imunansa imuinaan imuinansa translative imukseen imuksensa imuikseen imuiksensa abessive imuttaan imuttansa imuittaan imuittansa instructive — — comitative — imuineen imuinensa

Synonyms

• (undertow): paluuvirtaus

Derived terms

• imuke
• imuttaa

 

compounds

• alipaineimuhoito
• hondurasinimujalkalepakko
• imuauto
• imubetoni
• imujalkalepakko
• imujuoksutin
• imujuuri
• imukaasu
• imukala
• imukarppi
• imukaula
• imukeräily
• imukeränen
• imukudos
• imukuppi
• imukyky
• imukärsä
• imulasi
• imuletku
• imumato
• imuneste
• imuohjaus
• imuoja
• imupaperi
• imupilli
• imupullo
• imupumppu
• imuputki
• imurauhanen
• imuruoppaaja
• imuruoppaus
• imusarja
• imusolmuke
• imusolu
• imusuodatin
• imusuoni
• imusuppilo
• imutahti
• imuventtiili
• isoimujalka
• juovaimubarbi
• madagaskarinimujalka
• rasvaimu
• vedenimukyky

 

Further reading

• “imu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.mu/

Noun

imu

1. imu (a traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground)

Japanese

Romanization

imu

1. Rōmaji transcription of いむ

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Pronoun

imu (imu)

1. dative of hē: him; to him

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns

Personal pronouns
Singular	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	ik	thū	hē	siu	it
Accusative	mī, me, mik	thī, thik	ina	sia
Dative	mī	thī	imu	iru	it
Genitive	mīn	thīn	is	ira	is
Dual	1.	2.	-	-	-
Nominative	wit	git	-	-	-
Accusative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Dative
Genitive	unkero, unka	inker, inka	-	-	-
Plural	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	wī, we	gī, ge	sia	sia	siu
Accusative	ūs, unsik	eu, iu, iuu
Dative	ūs		im
Genitive	ūser	euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera	iro

Descendants

• Middle Low German: ime, eme, ome, gim, jum, um
  • Dutch Low Saxon: em, um
  • German Low German: em, äm
  • Plautdietsch: am

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.mu/, /i.ˈmu/

Adverb

imu

1. (interrogative) who?

   imu ini? ― who are you?

   imu itulis mene? ― who wrote this?

   imu madadi sangaji? ― who became the sangaji?

   imu ma? ― whose? (ma here follows West Makian vowel harmony)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[3], Pacific linguistics
• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[4], Pacific linguistics

Yámana

Noun

imu

1. father

Yoruba

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Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɪ́-ŋmʊ̃́. Cognate with Igbo imi and Igala ímọ́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.mṹ/

Noun

imú

1. nose

Derived terms

• fọn imú (“to blow the nose”)
• igi imú (“nose bridge”)
• ihò imú (“nostril”)
• ikunmú (“nose mucus”)
• irun imú (“nose hair, moustache”)
• yínmú (“to sneer”)