âu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʊ⁵²/

Prefix

âu

  1. To apply, inflict, or bring about a state to an intensified degree in dilatory action.

Usage notes

Used as a derivational prefix attached to verb stems, particularly those relating to time, distance, or gap, to form new verbs meaning to cause a significant increase in that state, often with a negative connotation of undue delay or problematic extension.

Derived terms

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 甌 (“small bowl”).

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) âu • (𤮥)

  1. small crock

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

âu

  1. (nautical) lock

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

âu

  1. (literary) perhaps, just

Etymology 4

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 憂 (SV: ưu).

Verb

âu

  1. (obsolete) to worry

Compound part

âu

  1. (only in compounds) sad, melancholic
Derived terms
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