なう

See also: ナウ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from now. Said to originate on Twitter.[1]

Suffix

なう or ナウ • (-nau) 

  1. (slang, dated) doing ~ right now
    電(でん)話(わ)なう
    denwa nau
    on the phone right now
  2. (slang, dated) at ~ right now
    ロンドンなう
    Rondon nau
    in London right now

Suffix

なう • (-nau) godan (stem ない (-nai), past なった (-natta))

  1. Modern form of なふ (-nafu)

Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of なう – see the following entry.
【綯う】
[verb] to twine (into a rope etc.)
(This term, なう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なう.)

Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of なう – see the following entry.
【脳のう】6
[noun] (anatomy) the brain
[noun] (by extension, figurative) one's brains, one's mental functioning
[affix] brain
[affix] head
[affix] chief, principal
(This term, なう, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なう.)

References
  1. http://zokugo-dict.com/21na/nau.htm

Further reading
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