njoo

Ingrian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Estonian nõõ, Russian но-о-о (no-o-o) and Votic nʹoo.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnʲoː/, [ˈɲoː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnʲoː/, [ˈɲo̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -oː
  • Hyphenation: njoo

Interjection

njoo

  1. giddyup (encouraging command for a horse)

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 347

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

njoo

  1. imperative singular of -ja
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