ニュー

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ニュー [nyúꜜù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

ニュー • (nyū)

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

See also

おニュー (o-nyū)
ニューハーフ (nyūhāfu, “shemale, ladyboy”)
ネオ (neo-)
新(しん) (shin-)
新(にい) (nī-)
(Korean) 뉴 (nyu)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ニュー • (nyū)

nu (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν)

See also

ミュー (myū)
クシー (kushī)
エヌ (enu)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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