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nu

Bingham

nu

n. a gnu (ENG).
a. shadee>y.
n. a shade.

Sabatier

nu

n. shade, shadow, shadow pictures, outline.
ex.
  • nu, num, nuna, etc.: my shadow, your shadow, his shadow.
  • te nu ni kai: shade.
va. nu, nunu, bainunu: shadowed, shady.
a. nubono: cloudy, overcast, dull, covered.
vt. nua, nunua: to shade, nunuan.
vc. ka nua, ka nunua: to put in the shade, to get into the shade, to have put in...
see nuna.