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):

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Verb

njoo

1. imperative singular of -ja