different between nur vs nub
nur
English
Noun
nur (plural nurs)
- A hard knot in wood; a knur or knurl.
- (obsolete) A hard knob of wood used in playing hockey.
- W. Howitt
- I think I'm as hard as a nur, and as tough as whitleather.
- W. Howitt
Anagrams
- URN, run, urn
Albanian
Etymology
From Turkish nur, from Arabic ???? (“light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nu?]
Noun
nur m (indefinite plural nure, definite singular nuri, definite plural nuret)
- facial expression, face, appearance
- dazzling beauty
- outward appearance (of a person)
Derived terms
- nurbardhë
- nurmadh
- nursëz
- nurshëm
- nurzi
References
Esperanto
Etymology
From German nur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nur/
- Hyphenation: nur
- Audio:
Adverb
nur
- only, just
- 1888, L. L. Zamenhof, Dua Libro de l' Lingvo Internacia, Project Gutenberg transcription
- Se mi nur estus sana, mi estus tute kontenta.
- If only I would be healthy, I would be fully content.
- Se mi nur estus sana, mi estus tute kontenta.
- 1888, L. L. Zamenhof, Dua Libro de l' Lingvo Internacia, Project Gutenberg transcription
German
Etymology
From late Middle High German nuor, contracted from older niwer, newære, from Old High German niw?ri, ni w?ri (“were it not”). Cognate with Yiddish ????? (nor), Dutch maar, Old English n?re.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu???/
- Rhymes: -u???
Adverb
nur
- only, just, merely, simply
- Synonyms: bloß, allein
- ever; at all
- Synonyms: immer, überhaupt
- however, though
- Synonyms: allerdings, jedoch
Derived terms
- nur zu
- nur nicht
Conjunction
nur
- (chiefly colloquial) but
Synonyms
- aber
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto nur, German nur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nur/
Adverb
nur
- only, merely
Derived terms
- nura
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic ????? (n?r).
Noun
nur (Jawi spelling ????, plural nur-nur, informal 1st possessive nurku, impolite 2nd possessive nurmu, 3rd possessive nurnya)
- light
- Synonym: cahaya
Further reading
- “nur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Nzadi
Noun
núr (plural núr)
- body
Further reading
- Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, ?ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nur/
Noun
nur m anim
- loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)
- dive, plunge (a jump into water)
Declension
Related terms
- (verbs) nurza?, nurkowa?
- (nouns) nur, nurek, nurkowanie, nurnik, nurzanie, nurzaniec, nurzec, nurzyk
Further reading
- nur in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- nur in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Univerbation of an (“in”) +? ur (“your”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?nu?/
Preposition
nur (+ dative, triggers eclipsis)
- in your (formal and/or plural)
Inflection
Romanian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ????, from Arabic ????? (n?r).
Noun
nur m (plural nuri)
- sex appeal
Declension
Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic ????? (n?r).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu?/
Noun
nur (definite accusative nuru, plural nurlar)
- (Islam) The Holy Light
Declension
nur From the web:
- what nurses make the most money
- what nursing specialty should i do
- what nurses do
- what nurse practitioner do
- what nurses work with babies
- what nursery rhyme is about the black death
- what nursery rhymes really mean
- what nursing means to me
nub
English
Etymology 1
Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump”)). Compare knob.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?b/
Noun
nub (plural nubs)
- (obsolete) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
- A small lump or knob.
- The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
- Synonyms: crux, gist; see also Thesaurus:gist
- (slang) The clitoris.
- 2007, Melissa MacNeal, Hot for It, ?ISBN, page 198[1]:
- “ — and then rub her nub with the bridge of your nose, right where the nerve will drive her straight to the ceiling!”
- 2008, Arianna Hart, A Man for Marley, ?ISBN, page 82[2]:
- When he used his fingers to rub her nub, he didn't have to wait anymore. She exploded for the second time that morning,...
- 2010, Beverly Rae, Wild Cat, ?ISBN, page 81[3]:
- He stroked her, using her movements to increase the pressure on her nub, catching her between his fingers.
- 2007, Melissa MacNeal, Hot for It, ?ISBN, page 198[1]:
- (computing, colloquial) a pointing stick
Translations
Verb
nub (third-person singular simple present nubs, present participle nubbing, simple past and past participle nubbed)
- (baseball) To hit the ball weakly.
- To push; to nudge.
- To beckon.
Etymology 2
Variant spelling of noob.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nub/
Noun
nub (plural nubs)
- (Internet slang) A noob; a newcomer or incompetent.
Anagrams
- BUN, Bun, bun
Albanian
Etymology
From English noob, from newbie.
Noun
nub m
- (slang, chiefly Kosovo) newbie, amateur
Synonyms
- amator m, axhami m
nub From the web:
- what number
- what number is may
- what number is june
- what number month is may
- what number month is april
- what number month is june
- what number is iv
- what number day of the year is it