nu

nu¹

/nooh, nyooh/, n.

1. the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (N, v).

2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

[1885-90; < Gk nû < Sem; cf. NUN²]

nu²

/nooh/, interj.

well? so? so what?

[1890-95; < Yiddish; c. OHG, MHG nu (adv. and conj.), G nu (dial. and colloquial) well! well now! See NOW]

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