gnu
/njuː//nuː/
gnu noun: a large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
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Noun (1)
gnu (plural gnus or gnu)
- A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
- Synonyms:
- wildebeest
Noun (2) capitalized: GNU
IPA/ˈd͡ʒiːˌɛnˈjuː/
GNU (plural GNUs)
- Abbreviation of government of national unity.
- This scenario would hark back to the post-apartheid era when South Africa operated under a GNU to oversee the new constitution, led by Mandela as president and FW de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki as deputy presidents, between April 1994 and February 1997.2024 May 30, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid”, in CNN
Proper noun capitalized: GNU
IPA/ˈɡnuː/uncommon/ˈd͡ʒiːˌɛnˈjuː/
GNU
- The Free Software Foundation's project to develop a free UNIX-like operating system, including the legal framework, such as the source code and documentation licenses.
gnu meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gnu in Hindi
- large antelope of the genus Connochaetes
- विल्डबीस्ट vilḍabīsṭ
gnu in Tamil
- ஜி. என். யூ, ஜி. என். யு
gnu in Marathi
- जी. एन. यू, जीएनयू, जी. एन. यु
gnu in Urdu
- جی این یو
More languagesFewer languages
- gnu in Bengali
- জি. এন. ইউ, জিএনইউ
- gnu in Telugu
- జి. ఎన్. యు, గ్ను, జి. ఎన్. యూ
- gnu in Malayalam
- വിൽഡെബീസ്റ്റ് vilḍebīsṟṟŭ
- gnu in Kannada
- ಜಿ. ಎನ್. ಯು, ಗ್ನು
- gnu in Punjabi
- ਵਿਲਡਬੀਸਟ vilḍabīsaṭ, ਗ੍ਨੂ gnū
- gnu in Gujarati
- જી. એન. યુ, જીએનયુ, જી. એન. યૂ
- gnu in Odia
- ଜି. ଏନ୍. ଯ଼ୁ, ଗ୍ନୁ, ଜି. ଏନ. ଯ଼ୁ
- gnu in Assamese
- নু পহু nu pohu
- gnu in Nepali
- जीएनयू, ग्नु, जीएनयु
- gnu in Tagalog
- nyu, gnu
- gnu in Arabic
- نَوّ naww
- gnu in Malay
- gnu
- gnu in Indonesian
- wildebes, gnu
- gnu in Vietnamese
- linh dương đầu bò
- gnu in Myanmar
- ဆတ်ကျွဲ hcatkywai:
Synonyms of gnu
Forms of gnu
| plural | gnus |
|---|---|
| plural | gnu |
| plural | GNUs |
Origin of gnu
From Dutch gnoe, from Khoekhoe ǃnu:, of unknown origin, likely onomatopoeic of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.
Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-West Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiw univ. Proto-West Germanic *naiw Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.? Proto-Germanic *wihtą Proto-West Germanic *wiht Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht Old English nāwiht Old English *nōht Middle English nought Middle English not English not Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplexed Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con-...
Words formed from gnu
Phrases with gnu
Words that rhyme with gnu
Questions about gnu
- What does gnu mean?
- Gnu means a large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
- What is gnu in Hindi?
- Gnu in Hindi is विल्डबीस्ट (vilḍabīsṭ). See Gnu meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gnu?
- Gnu can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gnu?
- Gnu is pronounced /njuː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gnu?
- The plural of gnu is gnus.
Words near gnu in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gnu (page history and authors); GNU (page history and authors); gnu (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gnu (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gnu (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gnu (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gnu (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gnu (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gnu (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gnu (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gnu (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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