nunun.

Brit.

/ˈnuːnuː/, U.S.

/ˈnunu/, South African English

/ˈnuːnuː/

Forms: 1900s– noonoo, 1900s– nunu, 1900s– nu-nu.

Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymons: Zulu -nunu, inunu.

Etymology: < Zulu -nunu, stem of inunu (plural izinunu) horrible object or animal, monster, bogey. Compare nunu, interjection used to frighten or surprise.

South African colloquial.

In South Africa (esp. in the province of KwaZulu-Natal): an insect, a ‘creepy-crawly’.In quots. 1913 and 1929 apparently applied to a particular species of weevil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > unspecified

breezea1300

drumblec1350

gagrill14..

bug1594

bud-cutter1693

butter-cutter1704

cane-fly1750

whistle-insect1760

bush-worm1796

gogga1909

nunu1913

minibeast1973

1913 H. A. Junod Life S. Afr. Tribe II. vi. ii. 401 When these insects begin to swarm, the chief men..send the women to pick the ‘nunu’ off the bean stalks.

1929 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 59 316 The nunu is an insect pest which causes great havoc to the beans and maize.

1991 P. Barton S. Afr. Environment Friendly Househ. Hints 105 Not only does it [sc. the cardboard box] break down, but it also forms a protection against worms and other garden ‘nunus’.

1993 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 25 Sept. 4 If you also wonder what that noonoo, long-legged beastie or simple birdcall is, the museum is the place to be.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nunu
释义	nunun. Brit. /ˈnuːnuː/, U.S. /ˈnunu/, South African English /ˈnuːnuː/ Forms: 1900s– noonoo, 1900s– nunu, 1900s– nu-nu. Origin: A borrowing from Zulu. Etymons: Zulu -nunu, inunu. Etymology: < Zulu -nunu, stem of inunu (plural izinunu) horrible object or animal, monster, bogey. Compare nunu, interjection used to frighten or surprise. South African colloquial. In South Africa (esp. in the province of KwaZulu-Natal): an insect, a ‘creepy-crawly’.In quots. 1913 and 1929 apparently applied to a particular species of weevil. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > unspecified breezea1300 drumblec1350 gagrill14.. bug1594 bud-cutter1693 butter-cutter1704 cane-fly1750 whistle-insect1760 bush-worm1796 gogga1909 nunu1913 minibeast1973 1913 H. A. Junod Life S. Afr. Tribe II. vi. ii. 401 When these insects begin to swarm, the chief men..send the women to pick the ‘nunu’ off the bean stalks. 1929 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 59 316 The nunu is an insect pest which causes great havoc to the beans and maize. 1991 P. Barton S. Afr. Environment Friendly Househ. Hints 105 Not only does it [sc. the cardboard box] break down, but it also forms a protection against worms and other garden ‘nunus’. 1993 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 25 Sept. 4 If you also wonder what that noonoo, long-legged beastie or simple birdcall is, the museum is the place to be. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1913
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