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now,let's go(as an incitement to action or to a decision)
Synonym:aire
ouch(An expression of one's own physical pain)
Synonyms:ai,ah,oh,holio,conyo,conye,sinyor
aha(An Expression of incredulity or doubt)
Synonyms:au-va,araba,ah,va
please(When asking for something in a familiar tone)
Synonyms:per favor,au va

Etymology 2

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FromLatinavis, avem.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈau̯/
Rhymes:-au̯
Syllabification:au

Noun

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au f (pluralaus)

bird

References

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“ave”, inAragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
Gramatica basica de l'aragonés (2017)

Arin

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Etymology

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Inherited fromProto-Yeniseian*aw.

Pronoun

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you(singular)

Big Nambas

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Interjection

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yes
Au, ip'as!.
Yes, alright!.

References

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Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia)[ˈaw]
Rhymes:-aw

Etymology 1

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Inherited fromLatinau(“oh! ow! oh dear! goodness gracious!”).

Interjection

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now(as an incitement to action or to a decision)

Etymology 2

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Inherited fromLatinavis, avem, fromProto-Italic*awis(“bird”), fromProto-Indo-European*h₂éwis(“bird”).

Noun

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au f (pluralaus)

bird
Synonym:ocell

Related terms

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ocell

Cia-Cia

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Etymology

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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*asu, fromProto-Austronesian*asu.

Noun

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au (Hangul spelling아우)

dog(animal)

References

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Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset fromThe Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–),→DOI

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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The sense “north” may be reinforced by or a semantic loan fromVenetan:vagosuaTrénto(“I go north to Trento”, literally“I go up to Trento”).Thisetymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

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au(Sette Comuni)

up,upwards
au un abe ―up and down
Au in de pèrghe machelts khalt
Up in the mountains it is cold.
north, up north
Ich ghéaau kan Triin.
I'm goingup north to Trento.

Antonyms

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abe,abar

Derived terms

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References

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“au” inMartalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974)Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Czech

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Interjection

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ouch
Synonym:auvajs

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɑu̯/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation:au
Rhymes:-ɑu̯

Interjection

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ouch!
Au, ja dat doet pijn! ―Ouch, yeah that hurts!

Descendants

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Negerhollands:au,o
Petjo:aoew

Esperanto

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Conjunction

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H-system spelling ofaŭ

Estonian

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Etymology

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FromProto-Finnic*auvo, itself possibly fromProto-Germanic*auja-, compareOld Norseey(“luck, heavenly aid”) andGothic𐌰𐍅𐌹-(awi-) in𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸(awiliuþ). Cognate toFinnishauvo andLivoniano’v. Possibly related to the verbavama.

Noun

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au (genitiveau,partitiveau)

honour/honor,respect

Declension

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Declension ofau (ÕS type26/koi, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		au	aud
accusative	nom.	au
accusative	gen.	au
genitive		au	aude
partitive		au	ausid
illative		ausse	audesse
inessive		aus	audes
elative		aust	audest
allative		aule	audele
adessive		aul	audel
ablative		ault	audelt
translative		auks	audeks
terminative		auni	audeni
essive		auna	audena
abessive		auta	audeta
comitative		auga	audega

Derived terms

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Compounds

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Fijian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Pacific*au, fromProto-Oceanic*(i-)au, fromProto-Austronesian*(i-)aku.

Pronoun

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I(personal pronoun)
me(direct object of a verb)
me(object of a preposition)
me(indirect object of a verb)
my(belonging to me)

Fijian personal pronouns
	singular	dual	paucal	plural
1st person	au	keirau (exclusive) kedaru (inclusive)	keitou (exclusive) kedatou (inclusive)	keimami (exclusive) keda (inclusive)
2nd person	iko	kemudrau	kemudou	kemuni
3rd person	koya	rau	iratou	ira

Finnish

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Etymology

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Natural.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯/,[ˈɑ̝u̯]
Rhymes:-ɑu
Hyphenation^(key):au

Interjection

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ow,ouch

Synonyms

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Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /o/
- Audio(Paris): (file)
Rhymes:-o
Homophones:aulx,aux,eau,eaux,haut,hauts,ho,o,ô,oh,os

Contraction

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au (used with a singular masculine noun)

Contraction ofà le(“to the, for the, at the”).
Synonym:à le —Louisiana
Il étudie la musiqueau conservatoire.
He studies music at the conservatory.

Anagrams

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Galo

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Etymology

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FromProto-Tani*fu.

Noun

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grease,fat,oil

Hawaiian

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Etymology 1

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FromProto-Polynesian*au, fromProto-Oceanic*(i-)au, fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku, fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku, fromProto-Austronesian*(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈau̯/,[ˈɐw],[ˈɔw](rapid speech)

Pronoun

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I(personal pronoun)

Usage notes

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Unlike other personal pronouns,au has a separate object formaʻu.

Synonyms

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Hawaiian personal pronouns
	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au,wau	māua (exclusive) kāua (inclusive)	mākou (exclusive) kākou (inclusive)
2nd person	ʻoe	ʻolua	ʻoukou
3rd person	ia,ʻo ia	lāua	lākou

Etymology 2

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FromProto-Polynesian*qau, fromProto-Oceanic*qaʀus (compare withFijianyau), fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaʀus (“current, flow” – compare withMalayarus,Tagalogágos).^[1]

Noun

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era,period of time
current(water)
movement

Verb

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(intransitive) toflow
(intransitive) tomove

References

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^Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008)The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University,→ISBN, page96

References

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Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “au”, inHawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hiri Motu

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Etymology

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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kahiw, fromProto-Austronesian*kaSiw.

Noun

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tree

Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions ofau – see漚 (“tosoak for aprolonged period oftime; tosteep; tosuppress one'sfeelings for along time; etc.”).
(This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jī form of漚).

For pronunciation and definitions ofau – see甌 (“cup”).
(This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jī form of甌).

Iban

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Interjection

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [øyː]

Interjection

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An exclamation of awe and surprise;wow.
Synonyms:nau,vá

Japanese

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Romanization

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Rōmaji transcription ofあう

Kedang

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Etymology

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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*asu, fromProto-Austronesian*asu.

Noun

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dog(animal)

References

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Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset fromThe Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–),→DOI

Kiowa

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɔ/

Letter

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au (upper caseAu)

A letter of theKiowa alphabet.

Kott

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Etymology

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Inherited fromProto-Yeniseian*aw.

Pronoun

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you(singular)

References

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Fortescue, M.,Vajda, E. (2022)Mid-Holocene Language Connections between Asia and North America (Brill's Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas;17)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston:Brill,→ISBN, page408: “au”

Latin

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Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin)IPA^(key): /ˈai̯/,[ˈäi̯]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key): /ˈaj/,[ˈäj]

Interjection

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Alternative form ofhau(“expressing pain or grief;oh!ah!”)

References

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“au”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“au”, inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
au inGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Makasar

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Etymology

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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*qabu, fromProto-Austronesian*qabu.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈau]

Noun

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au (Lontara spellingᨕᨕᨘ)

Malay

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Pronunciation

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(Etymology 1)IPA^(key): [a.u]
- Rhymes:-u
- Hyphenation:a‧u
(Etymology 2)IPA^(key): [au̯]
- Rhymes:-au̯
- Hyphenation:au

Etymology 1

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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*au, fromProto-Austronesian*au₂.

Interjection

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au (Jawi spellingاءو)

(Brunei, Sarawak)Used to express affirmation;yes.
Synonyms:ya,haah,ia

Etymology 2

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FromEnglishouch.

Interjection

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au (Jawi spellingاو)

Used to express pain;ouch.
Synonyms:aduh,adoi,waduh

Maori

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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ahau

Pronoun

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I(personal pronoun)
- 2021, “Titokowaru”, performed byAlien Weaponry:
  Ka pīrangiau te kikokiko pākehā
  I crave the flesh of thePakeha (white man)
me(direct object of a verb)
me(object of a preposition)
me(indirect object of a verb)

Maori personal pronouns
	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au,ahau	māua (exclusive) tāua (inclusive)	mātou (exclusive) tātou (inclusive)
2nd person	koe	kōrua	koutou
3rd person	ia	rāua	rātou

Etymology 2

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FromProto-Polynesian*qau, fromProto-Oceanic*qaʀus (compare withFijianyau), fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaʀus (“current, flow” – compare withMalayarus,Tagalogágos).^[1]

Noun

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current(water)
Synonyms:kato,āwai,ia
whirlpool;rapid
Synonym:ripo
wake (of a canoe, etc.)
sea;ocean
Synonyms:tai,moana

References

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^Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008)The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University,→ISBN, page96

Etymology 3

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FromProto-Polynesian*qahu, fromProto-Oceanic*qasu(“gall; gall bladder”).

Noun

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gall;gall bladder
Synonym:kouawai

Etymology 4

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FromProto-Polynesian*qahu (compare withTahitianau,Tonganʻahu,Samoanʻasu), fromProto-Oceanic*qasu, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*qasu (“smoke; fume; steam” – compare withCebuanoaso,Tagalogaso);^[1]^[2]

Noun

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smoke
Synonyms:auahi,paoa
cloud
Synonyms:ao,kapua
mist;fog
Synonyms:haumaringi,kohu

References

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^Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qahu.2”, inPOLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
^Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008)The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University,→ISBN, page78

Etymology 5

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FromProto-Polynesian*(q)au(“howl, bark”).

Verb

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tohowl,bark (of a dog)

References

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Middle English

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Noun

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Alternative form ofawe

Miskito

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Particle

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Antonyms

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apia

Mokilese

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈau/,[ˈaw]

Noun

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mouth

Possessive forms

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Possessive forms ofau (tightly inalienable)
singular possessor	first person	oawoaioa
	second person	oawoamwen
	third person	oawoa
dual possessors	first person inclusive	oawoasa
	first person exclusive	oawoama
	second person	oawoamwa
	third person	oawoara
plural possessors	first person inclusive	oawoasai
	first person exclusive	oawoamai
	second person	oawoamwai
	third person	oawoarai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive	oawoahs
	first person exclusive	oawoami
	second person	oawoamwi
	third person	oawoahr
construct form		oawoan

Derived terms

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koapin au(“chin”)

Niuean

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Etymology

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Pronoun

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I(personal pronoun)
me(direct object of a verb)
me(object of a preposition)
me(indirect object of a verb)
my(belonging to me)

Niuean personal pronouns
	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au	maua (exclusive) taua (inclusive)	mautolu (exclusive) tautolu (inclusive)
2nd person	koe	mua	mutolu
3rd person	ia	laua	lautolu

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Norseauk.

Adverb

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also,too(used mostly in dialects)

Synonyms

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Etymology 2

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Interjection

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au!

ouch!

References

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“nb” inThe Bokmål Dictionary /The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /œʊː/

Etymology 1

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FromOld Norseauk.

Adverb

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also,too

Synonyms

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Etymology 2

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Interjection

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au!

ouch!

Etymology 3

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Verb

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imperative ofaua

References

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“au” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Contraction

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Contraction ofa le(“to the”).

Old Irish

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Noun

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Alternative spelling ofáu(“ear”)

Mutation

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Mutation ofau
radical	lenition	nasalization
au (pronounced with/h/ inh-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-au

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Polish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈaw/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-aw
Syllabification:au

Interjection

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ouch(expression of one's own physical pain)
Synonyms:aua,auć

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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(Brazil)IPA^(key): /ˈaw/[ˈaʊ̯]

(Portugal)IPA^(key): /ˈaw/

Rhymes:-aw
Hyphenation:au

Interjection

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ouch(expression of minor physical pain)

Rapa Nui

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈa.u/
Hyphenation:a‧u

Etymology 1

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FromProto-Polynesian*au. Cognates includeHawaiianau andMaoriau.

Pronoun

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I,me
- 1995,Rapanui: A descriptive grammar‎^[3], page153:
  Ko tikea 'a eau te moai nui nui ...
  I have seen a big statue.
  Note: This source does not show non-ambiguousglottal stops.

Rapa Nui personal pronouns
independent	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au	māua (exclusive) tāua (inclusive)	mātou (exclusive) tātou (inclusive)
2nd person	koe	kōrua
3rd person	ia	rāua

Etymology 2

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FromProto-Polynesian*qau(“current, flow”).

Noun

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current
He haro te vaka i teau.
The boat is towed off course in thecurrent.

References

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“au”, inDiccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui,2000,→ISBN
Veronica Du Feu (1996)Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge,→ISBN, page140
Paulus Kieviet (2017)A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[4], Berlin: Language Science Press,→ISBN, page140

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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aŭ —old orthography

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /aw/

Etymology 1

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Probably from aVulgar Latin*habunt,^[1] as a conjugated form ofLatinhabeō.

Verb

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third-person plural present indicative ofavea
(they)have

Verb

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(ele/ei) au (modal auxiliary,third-person plural form ofavea,used withpast participles to formperfect compus tenses)
(they)have (+ past participle)

Related terms

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Etymology 2

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FromLatinaut.

Conjunction

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(rare, regional, archaic)or
- 1883,Luceafărul,Mihai Eminescu,149-152:
  Dar cum ai vrea să mă cobor?
  Au nu-nțelegi tu oare,
  Cum că eu sunt nemuritor,
  Și tu ești muritoare?
  But how would I descend to thee?
  Or don't you understand,
  That I am immortal
  And thou a mortal art?

Synonyms

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sau,ori

Adverb

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(interrogative, rhetorical)well?, (now)really?

Synonyms

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oare

References

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^http://www.lingv.ro/RRL%201-2%202009%20Nevaci,%20Todi.pdf

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromArabicأَو(ʔaw).

Pronunciation

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Audio(Kenya): (file)

Conjunction

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Synonyms

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Tahitian

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Etymology 1

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Pronoun

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I(personal pronoun)
me(direct object of a verb)
me(object of a preposition)
me(indirect object of a verb)
my(belonging to me)

Tahitian personal pronouns
	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au,vau	māua (exclusive) tāua (inclusive)	mātou (exclusive) tātou (inclusive)
2nd person	ʻoe	ʻōrua	ʻoutou
3rd person	ʻoia,ʻona	rāua	rātou

Etymology 2

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Verb

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tosew

Tày

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromProto-Tai*ʔawᴬ(“totake”). Cognate withNorthern Thaiᩐᩣ,Laoເອົາ(ʼao),Lüᦀᧁ(˙ʼaw),Tai Damꪹꪮꪱ,Shanဢဝ်(ʼǎo),Ahom𑜒𑜧(ʼaw) or𑜒𑜧𑜈𑜫(ʼaww) or𑜒𑜨𑜧(ʼow),Zhuangaeu,Thaiเอา(ao).

Pronunciation

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(Thạch An –Tràng Định)IPA^(key):[ʔaw˧˧]
(Trùng Khánh)IPA^(key):[ʔaw˦˥]

Verb

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au (㓜)

totake; toseize; toreceive
au chèn ―toseize money
tomarry
au căn ―tomarry each other

Derived terms

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References

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Lương Bèn (2011)Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎^[5][6] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor,Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎^[7] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
Léopold Michel Cadière (1910)Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎^[8] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Ternate

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Etymology

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FromProto-North Halmahera*aun(“blood”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈa.u]

Noun

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blood

References

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Rika Hayami-Allen (2001)A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

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Etymology

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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*qauʀ, compareIndonesianaur.

Noun

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bamboo

Tidore

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Etymology

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FromProto-North Halmahera*aun(“blood”).

Noun

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blood

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈa.u]
Hyphenation:a‧u

Etymology 1

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FromProto-Polynesian*au. Cognates includeHawaiianau andSamoana'u.

Pronoun

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I,me

Tokelauan personal pronouns
independent	singular	dual	plural
long	short
1st person (exclusive)	au,kita¹	kimāua	kimā	kimātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	kitāua	kitā	kitātou
2nd person	koe	koulua	koutou
3rd person	ia	kilāua	kilā	kilātou

agentive clitic	singular	dual	plural
1st person (exclusive)	kō	kimā	kimātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	kitā	kitātou
2nd person	kē	koulua	koutou
3rd person	ia	kilā	kilātou

Etymology 2

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FromProto-Polynesian*-u. Cognates includeHawaiianāu andSamoanāu.

Determiner

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(alienable)thy,your

Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference	plural reference
sg	du	pl	sg	du	pl
long	short	long	short
1st person	excl.	toku,tota¹	tomāua	tomā	tomātou	oku,ota¹	omāua	omā	omātou
incl.	―	totāua	totā	totātou	―	otāua	otā	otātou
2nd person	tō	toulua	toutou	ō	oulua	outou
3rd person	tona	tolāua	tolā	tolātou	ona	olāua	olā	olātou

Definite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference	plural reference
sg	du	pl	sg	du	pl
long	short	long	short
1st person	excl.	taku,tata¹	tamāua	tamā	tamātou	aku,ata¹	amāua	amā	amātou
incl.	―	tatāua	tatā	tatātou	―	atāua	atā	atātou
2nd person	tau	taulua	tautou	au	aulua	autou
3rd person	tana	talāua	talā	talātou	ana	alāua	alā	alātou

Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference	plural reference
sg	du	pl	sg	du	pl
long	short	long	short
1st person	excl.	hoku,hota¹	homāua	homā	homātou	nioku, niota¹	ni omāua	ni omā	ni omātou
incl.	―	hotāua	hotā	hotātou	―	ni otāua	ni otā	ni otātou
2nd person	hō	houlua	houtou	niō	nioulua	nioutou
3rd person	hona	holāua	holā	holātou	niona	ni olāua	ni olā	ni olātou

Indefinite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference	plural reference
sg	du	pl	sg	du	pl
long	short	long	short
1st person	excl.	haku,hata¹	hamāua	hamā	hamātou	niaku, niata¹	ni amāua	ni amā	ni amātou
incl.	―	hatāua	hatā	hatātou	―	ni atāua	ni atā	ni atātou
2nd person	hau	haulua	hautou	niau	niaulua	niautou
3rd person	hana	halāua	halā	halātou	niana	ni alāua	ni alā	ni alātou

Etymology 3

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FromProto-Polynesian*aqu. Cognates includeTonganaʻu andSamoanau.

Verb

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(intransitive, + ki) toreach
(stative) to bematured atbirth

Etymology 4

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FromProto-Polynesian*qau. Cognats includeHawaiianau andMaoriau.

Noun

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current,flow (of water)

Etymology 5

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FromProto-Polynesian*qahu. Cognates includeHawaiianau andSamoanau.

Noun

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Etymology 6

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FromProto-Polynesian*hau. Cognates includeMaoriau andSamoanau.

Noun

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needle forthatching
comb ofneedles fortattooing

References

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R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[9], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 3

Tongan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /a.u/

Pronoun

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I(personal pronoun)
me(direct object of a verb)
me(object of a preposition)
me(indirect object of a verb)
my(belonging to me)

Tuvaluan

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Etymology

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Pronoun

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I(personal pronoun)
me(direct object of a verb)
me(object of a preposition)
me(indirect object of a verb)
my(belonging to me)

Tuvaluan personal pronouns
	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au,aku	maaua (exclusive) taaua (inclusive)	maatou (exclusive) taatou (inclusive)
2nd person	koe	koulua	koulou
3rd person	ia,a ia	laaua	laatou

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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(Hà Nội)IPA^(key): [ʔaw˧˧]
(Huế)IPA^(key): [ʔaw˧˧]
(Saigon)IPA^(key): [ʔa(ː)w˧˧]
Audio(Saigon): (file)

Adjective

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(of color, usuallyred)bright,lively

West Makian

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈa.u/

Verb

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(transitive) toclimb,ascend
taau to pu ―Iclimb the mountain
(intransitive, of the moon) torise

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofau (action verb)
		singular	plural
		singular	inclusive	exclusive
1st person		taau	maau	aau
2nd person		naau	faau
3rd person	inanimate	iau	daau
3rd person	animate	iau	daau
imperative		naau,au	faau,au

References

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Clemens Voorhoeve (1982)The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[10], Pacific linguistics (asaw)
James Collins (1982)Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[11], Pacific linguistics

Western Apache

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Particle

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Zhuang

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Etymology

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FromProto-Tai*ʔaːwᴬ(“father'syounger brother”). Cognate withThaiอาว(aao),Ahom𑜒𑜧(`ao),Laoອາວ(ʼāo) andTàyáo.

Pronunciation

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(Standard Zhuang)IPA^(key): /ʔaːu˨˦/
Tone numbers: au¹
Hyphenation: au

Noun

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au (Sawndip forms𰠍or傲or⿰𫠤处or⿰男要or嗷or敖or奧or𬽱or⿰父教or𬿪,1957–1982 spellingau)

uncle (father'syounger brother)

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Arin

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Catalan

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Cimbrian

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Estonian

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Fijian

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Galo

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