arjau

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *oiācem, from Ancient Greek οἴᾱκος (oíākos). The initial ar- may be due to influence from words of Arabic origin with an initial article.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈʒaw]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈd͡ʒaw]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

arjau m (plural arjaus)

  1. tiller

See also

References

  • “arjau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading