Gnu in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “gnu” in Hindi is नू, pronounced nu — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
Etymology tree
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English GNU
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Germanic *ne
Proto-West Germanic *ne
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *-u
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu.
Proto-Germanic *aiwaz
Proto-West Germanic *aiw
univ.
Proto-West Germanic *naiw
Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.?
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.?
Proto-Germanic *wihtą
Proto-West Germanic *wiht
Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht
Old English nāwiht
Old English *nōht
Middle English nought
Middle English not
English not
Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?
Proto-Italic *moltos
Latin multi-
Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?
Latin -plex
Latin multiplexlbor.
English multiplexed
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Late Latin in-
Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?
Late Latin fōrma
Late Latin fōrmō
Late Latin īnfōrmō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Late Latin -tiō
Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder.
Middle English enformacioun
English information
Latin computārelbor.
French computerbor.
English computing
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?
Proto-Italic *serwos
Latin servus
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin -itia
Latin servitiumbor.
Old French servisebor.
Old English serfis
Middle English servise
English service
English Multiplexed Information and Computing Service
English Multics
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English eunuchinflu.
English Unix
English gnuinflu.
English GNU's not Unixacronym
English GNU
Coined by Richard Stallman in 1983 as a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix”, following convention of naming programs similar to or inspired by existing programs as “(New Name) Is Not (Old Name)”; compare Xinu.
Specifically influenced by lack of English words of form ?nu (“?NU is Not Unix”), that gnu is the alphabetically first (and in fact only) English word of the form ?nu (“?’s Not Unix”), that gnu was perceived as a humorous word, and the existence of the song “The Gnu”.
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English GNU
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Germanic *ne
Proto-West Germanic *ne
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *-u
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu.
Proto-Germanic *aiwaz
Proto-West Germanic *aiw
univ.
Proto-West Germanic *naiw
Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.?
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.?
Proto-Germanic *wihtą
Proto-West Germanic *wiht
Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht
Old English nāwiht
Old English *nōht
Middle English nought
Middle English not
English not
Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?
Proto-Italic *moltos
Latin multi-
Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?
Latin -plex
Latin multiplexlbor.
English multiplexed
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Late Latin in-
Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?
Late Latin fōrma
Late Latin fōrmō
Late Latin īnfōrmō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Late Latin -tiō
Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder.
Middle English enformacioun
English information
Latin computārelbor.
French computerbor.
English computing
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?
Proto-Italic *serwos
Latin servus
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin -itia
Latin servitiumbor.
Old French servisebor.
Old English serfis
Middle English servise
English service
English Multiplexed Information and Computing Service
English Multics
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English eunuchinflu.
English Unix
English gnuinflu.
English GNU's not Unixacronym
English GNU
Coined by Richard Stallman in 1983 as a recursive acronym for “GNU's Not Unix”, following convention of naming programs similar to or inspired by existing programs as “(New Name) Is Not (Old Name)”; compare Xinu.
Specifically influenced by lack of English words of form ?nu (“?NU is Not Unix”), that gnu is the alphabetically first (and in fact only) English word of the form ?nu (“?’s Not Unix”), that gnu was perceived as a humorous word, and the existence of the song “The Gnu”.
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