imu

See also: IMU and ịmụ

English

Preparation of imu for cooking pig overnight in Oahu, Hawaii

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian imu. Doublet of umu.

Noun

imu (plural imus)

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

See also

• kalua
• kalua pig

Further reading

• Earth oven § Hawaiian imu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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

imeä (“to suck”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

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

Noun

imu

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

   Synonym: paluuvirtaus

   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

Derived terms

• imuke
• imuttaa

compounds

• alipaineimuhoito
• hondurasinimujalkalepakko
• imuauto
• imubetoni
• imujalkalepakko
• imujuoksutin
• imujuuri
• imukaasu
• imukala
• imukarppi
• imukaula
• imukeräily
• imukeränen
• imukorkeus
• imukudos
• imukuppi
• imukyky
• imukärsä
• imulaatikko
• imulaite
• imulasi
• imuletku
• imumato
• imuneste
• imuohjaus
• imuoja
• imuote
• imupaperi
• imupilli
• imupullo
• imupumppu
• imuputki
• imurauhanen
• imuruoppaaja
• imuruoppaus
• imusarja
• imusolmuke
• imusolu
• imusuodatin
• imusuoni
• imusuppilo
• imusuu
• imutahti
• imutela
• 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 2 July 2023

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

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈmu/ [ɪˈmʊ]
• Hyphenation: i‧mu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *imu or possibly from ing +‎ mu. Compare Cebuano imo, Aklanon imo.

Pronoun

imu

1. you (2nd person singular preposed ergative form)
2. (in the singular) yours

   Imung inda. ― Your mom.

   Antimo yan, imung pamamangan lalambatan mupa. ― Just like that, even the way you eat your food is very slow.

Determiner

imu

1. (in the singular) your

See also

Kapampangan personal pronouns

		absolute		ergative	oblique
		disjunctive	enclitic
first person	singular	aku/i aku/yaku	ku		kanaku
	plural inclusive	ikatamu	katamu/tamu	tamu/ta	kekatamu
	plural exclusive	ikami, ike	kami/ke	mi	kekami/keke
second person	singular	ika	ka	mu	keka
	plural	ikayu/iko	kayu/ko	yu	kekayu/keko
third person	singular	iya/ya	ya	na	keya/kaya
	plural	ila	la	da/ra	karela

Etymology 2

See also Tagalog hilamos, Cebuano hilam-os.

Noun

imu

1. washing of one's face
2. smearing of one's face with something sticky or greasy (with the same movements as washing one's face)

Derived terms

• aimu
• aimuan
• imuan
• inimu
• makapanimu
• manimu
• meimu
• mekapanimu
• pamanimu
• panimu
• panimuan
• pipanimuan

See also

• uas
• os

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈmʊ/

Verb

imù

1. first-person singular present of imti

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Pronoun

imu (imu)

1. dative of hē: him; to him

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns

			nominative	accusative	dative	genitive
singular	1st person		ik	mī, me, mik	mī	mīn
	2nd person		thū	thī, thik	thī	thīn
	3rd person	m	hē	ina	imu	is
		f	siu	sia	iru	ira
		n	it		it	is
dual	1st person		wit	unk		unkero, unka
	2nd person		git	ink		inker, inka
plural	1st person		wī, we	ūs, unsik	ūs	ūser
	2nd person		gī, ge	eu, iu, iuu		euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera
	3rd person	m	sia		im	iro
		f	sia
		n	siu

Descendants

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

Pazeh

Pronoun

imu

1. you (plural)

See also

Pazeh personal pronouns

				neutral	nominative	genitive	locative
singular	1st person			yaku	aku	naki	yaku(n)an
	2nd person			isiw	siw	nisiw	isiwan
	3rd person	proximal		imini	mini	nimini	iminian
		medium		imisiw	misiw	nimisiw	misiwan
		distal		isia	sia	nisia	isiaan
plural	1st person		inclusive	ita	ta	nita (ta-)	itaan
	1st person		exclusive	yami	ami	nyam(i)	yami(n)an
	2nd person			imu	mu	nimu	imuan
	3rd person	proximal		yamini	amini	naamini	yaminian
		medium		yamisiw	amisiw	naamisiw	yamisiwan
		distal		yasia	asia	naasia	yasiaan

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

Picture dictionary

imu

agbárí

ọpọlọ

ojú

ètè

imú

ẹnu

àgbọ̀n

ẹ̀rẹ̀kẹ́

etí

ìdètí

ọrùn

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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

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: imú (“nose”)
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Language family	Variety group	Variety/language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)			imọ́
			Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)		imọ́
		Ìjẹ̀bú			umú
			Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	umú
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	umú
				Ìkòròdú	umú
				Ṣágámù	umú
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)			imọ́
			Òkìtìpupa		imọ́
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)			imọ́
			Mahin		imọ́
		Oǹdó			imọ́
			Oǹdó		imọ́
		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)			imọ́
			Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)		imọ́
		Usẹn			imọ́
			Usẹn		imọ́
	Ìtsẹkírì				imọ́
		Ìwẹrẹ			imọ́
	Olùkùmi				ímọ́
		Ugbódù			ímọ́
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ụmụ́
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ụmụ́
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ụmụ́
		Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀)			imú
			Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)		imú
		Òkè Igbó			imú
			Òkè Igbó		imú
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì			imú
			Èbúté Mẹ́tà		imú
		Ẹ̀gbá			imú
			Abẹ́òkúta		imú
		Ẹ̀gbádò	Ìjàká		imọ́
		Èkó			imú
			Èkó		imú
		Ìbàdàn			imú
			Ìbàdàn		imú
		Ìbàràpá			imú
			Igbó Òrà		imú
		Ìbọ̀lọ́			imú
			Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)		imú
		Ìgbómìnà	Ìfẹ́lódùn LGA		imọ́
			Ìrẹ́pọ̀dùn LGA		imú
			Ìsin LGA		imú
		Ìlọrin			imú
			Ìlọrin		imú
		Oǹkó	Òtù		imọ́
			Ìwéré Ilé		imọ́
			Òkèhò		imú
			Ìsẹ́yìn		imọ́
			Ṣakí		imọ́
			Tedé		imú
			Ìgbẹ́tì		imú
		Ọ̀yọ́			imú
			Ọ̀yọ́		imú
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà		imú
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀		imú
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé			imú
			Kabba		imú
	Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana			imɔ́
			Sokode		imɔ́
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́	Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)		imɔ́
			Tchaourou		imɔ́
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)			imɔ́
			Baàtɛ		imɔ́
		Ìdàácà			imú
			Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)	imú
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	imɔ́
				Onigbolo	imɔ́
			Kétu/Ànàgó	Kétu	imú
		Ifɛ̀	Akpáré		imɔ́
			Atakpamɛ		imú
			Boko		imɔ́
			Est-Mono		imɔ́
			Moretan		imɔ́
			Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)		imɔ́
		Kura	Awotébi		émɔ́
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé			imɔ́
			Kandi		imɔ́
		Northern Nago	Kambole		imó
			Manigri		imɔ́
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

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”)