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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian noni.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?no?ni/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n??ni/
• Rhymes: -??ni

Noun

noni (countable and uncountable, plural nonis)

1. The Polynesian fruit tree Morinda citrifolia.
2. The fruit of Morinda citrifolia, or a juice made from this fruit that is supposed to have healthful qualities

References

• Morinda citrifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Morinda citrifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Morinda citrifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• in on

Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n?ni/

Noun

noni

1. woman

Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?noni/, [?no?ni]
• IPA^(key): /?noni?/, [?no?ni(?)]
• Rhymes: -oni
• Syllabification: no?ni

Interjection

noni

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of no niin

Etymology 2

From Hawaiian noni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?noni/, [?no?ni]
• Rhymes: -oni
• Syllabification: no?ni

Noun

noni

1. noni (Morinda citrifolia)
2. noni (plant of the genus Morinda)
3. (in the plural) the genus Morinda

Declension

Anagrams

• Onni, noin, onni

Hawaiian

Etymology

Related to Samoan nonu.

Noun

noni

1. A Polynesian tree with fruits traditionally used as medicine, Morinda citrifolia

Italian

Adjective

noni

1. masculine plural of nono

Noun

noni m

1. plural of nono

Anagrams

• inno, nino

Japanese

Romanization

noni

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Latin

Numeral

n?n?

1. nominative masculine plural of n?nus
2. genitive masculine singular of n?nus
3. genitive neuter singular of n?nus
4. vocative masculine plural of n?nus

Spanish

Noun

noni f (plural nonis)

1. noni (fruit)

Venetian

Noun

noni

1. plural of nono

English

Etymology

Probably shortened from ning-nong.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n??/

Noun

nong (plural nongs)

1. (slang, Australia, New Zealand) An idiot.
   • 1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin 2009, p. 126:

     ‘In there, you nong,’ Max said, pointing out a pink-brick home with a 1950s skillion roof.

   • 2008, Michael Panckridge, Hat Trick! Toby Jones, Books 1-3, 2010, unnumbered page,

     ‘You guys are such nongs! Why would you want to face up to Shoaib Akhtar when you could win a World Cup against the young blond Aussie star at the home of cricket?’

   • 2010, John Dale (editor), Best on Ground: Great Writers on the Greatest Game, unnumbered page,

     […] and spend every second Saturday defiant and one-eyed among the opposition nongs at the Barkly Street end.

Mandarin

Romanization

nong

1. Nonstandard spelling of nóng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of n?ng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of nòng.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [naw??m??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [naw??m??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naw??m??]

Etymology 1

Compare Proto-Bahnaric *-?o?? (“winnowing basket”) and Proto-Katuic *k?o? (“winnowing basket”).

Noun

(classifier cái) nong • (????)

1. winnowing basket

Etymology 2

Verb

nong • (????)

1. to make bigger or larger