नो

Chepang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g-na.

Noun

नो (no)

1. ear

References

• Chepang Dictionary by R.C. Caughley, sil.org

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• no (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• নো (Bengali script)
• නො (Sinhalese script)
• နော or ၼေႃ (Burmese script)
• โน (Thai script)
• ᨶᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂນ (Lao script)
• នោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄮 (Chakma script)

Pronoun

नो

1. Devanagari script form of no, which is accusative/instrumental/genitive/dative plural of अहं (ahaṃ)

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

From न (ná, “no, not”) + उ (u, “and, also”), from Proto-Indo-European *né.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ́w/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /n̪oː/

Particle

नो • (nó)

1. and not
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
2. (Classical Sanskrit) not
3. neither, nor

Descendants

• Pali: no

Etymology 2

Form of नस् (nas) if the following word starts with अ (a) or with a voiced consonant.

Pronoun

नो • (no)

1. sandhi form of accusative plural of अहम् (aham)
2. sandhi form of dative plural of अहम् (aham)
3. sandhi form of genitive plural of अहम् (aham)