ニュー

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English new.[1] Doublet of new (new) and possibly 新 (nii-).

Pronunciation

Noun

ニュー • (nyū) 

  1. (attributive) the state of being new
    ニューアルバム
    nyū arubamu
    new album
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from English nu or learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νῦ (nû).

Noun

ニュー • (nyū) 

  1. nu (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν)
See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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