FromDutchgauw.
gou
- quick,quickly
gou
- Nonstandard spelling ofgōu.
- Nonstandard spelling ofgǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling ofgòu.
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
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.
gou
- I(personal pronoun)
- me(direct object of a verb)
- me(object of a preposition)
- me(indirect object of a verb)
- my(belonging to me)
FromMiddle Englishgulle, from aBrythonic language, fromProto-Brythonic*gwuɨlann, fromProto-Celtic*wēlannā(“seagull”).
gou (pluralgous)
- gull
- fool, stupid creature
gou
- (informal)foot,leg
- Synonyms:gufi,tarotaro(polite)
gou
- atorch made ofcoconutfronds
- James Collins (1982)Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982)The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics (asgow in the sense of "foot")
FromProto-Tai*kuːᴬ(“singular first-person pronoun (weak)”). Cognate withThaiกู(guu),Laoກູ(kū).
gou (Sawndip forms𭆸or九or戈or㕤or苟or𪜩or勾or句,1957–1982 spellinggou)
- I;me
- Synonyms:(dialectal)gwh,(dialectal)ngoh
