1890-95; < Yiddish; cognate with Old High German,Middle High Germannū (adv. and conjunction), Germannu (dial. and colloquial) well! well now! See now
Nu
[noo] /nu/
noun
1.
U [oo] /u/ (Show IPA), (Thauin Nu)1907–1995, Burmese political leader: prime minister 1948–56, 1957–58, 1960–62.
Examples from the web for nu
He also was usually given blue or green skin, resembling that of nu, representing water.
British Dictionary definitions for nu
nu1
/njuː/
noun
1.
the 13th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν), a consonant, transliterated as n
Word Origin
from Greek, of Semitic origin; compare nun²
nu2
abbreviation
1.
Niue
Nu
/njuː/
noun
1.
U (uː), original name Thakin Nu. 1907–95, Burmese statesman and writer; prime minister (1948–56, 1957–58, 1960–62). He attempted to establish parliamentary democracy, but was ousted (1962) by Ne Win
nu in Medicine
nu (nōō, nyōō) n.
Symbol ν The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.
nu in Technology
networking The country code for Niue. (1999-01-27) Because it sounds like "new", nu is heavily used for vanity domains. (1999-01-27)