awu
Translingual
Symbol
awu
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Central Awyu terms
Ewe
Etymology
Likely from Proto-Gbe *awu,[1] cognates include Fon awù, Gun awu, Nupe èwò, Edo ẹ́wù, Yoruba ẹ̀wù, Ifè àwù, Urhobo ewun (“shirt”) and Isoko ewu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.ɰù/, [à.wù]
Noun
àwù (definite singular àwù lá or àwùà, plural àwùwó, definite plural àwùàwó)
Derived terms
- awu ɖeɖi (“T-shirt”)
- awu ɖeka ŋkume (“uniform”)
- awu legbe (“dress”)
- awu vuvu (“rag”)
- awu ʋlaya (“robe, gown”)
- awu xoxo (“second-hand clothes”)
- awubɔ (“sleeve”)
- awudedi (“singlet”)
- awudodo (“clothing”)
- awudziɖoɖo (“ironing”)
- awudziɖoga, awudziliga (“iron (clothes)”)
- awudziwui (“blouse”)
- awudzraɖoƒe (“wardrobe”)
- awudzrala (“clothes seller”)
- awugolo (“garment bag”)
- awuheka, awuhenu (“suspenders (trousers)”)
- awukotoku (“garment bag”)
- awukuti (“coathanger”)
- awumetu (“gun, pistol”)
- awunugbui (“button”)
- awunugbuido (“buttonhole”)
- awuŋutikplɔnu (“clothes brush”)
- awusiawu (“clothes brush”) (archaic)
- awutewui (“underwear”)
- awutɔla (“tailor”)
- awuwo (“outfit, attire”)
- do awu na (“to get dressed”)
References
- ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), pages 213-4
- Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “awu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language][1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 544-5
- Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “awu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language][2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 106
- Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “awu”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 31
Gun
Etymology
Most likely stemming from Proto-Gbe *awu[1] or possibly from Yoruba ẹ̀wù, cognates include Fon awù, Ewe awu, Nupe èwò, Edo ẹ́wù, Owé Yoruba àwù, Èkìtì Yoruba èù, Ifè àwù, Urhobo ewun (“shirt”) and Isoko ewu.
Pronunciation
Noun
awù (plural awù lɛ́ or awù lẹ́)
- garment
- coat
- Onọ̀ ṣié họ̀ awù yọ̀yọ́ àtọ̀n ná mi / Onɔ̀ cé xɔ̀ awù yɔ̀yɔ́ àtɔ̀n ná mi ― My mother bought three new coats for me
References
- ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), pages 213-4
Iraqw
Noun
awu m (plural awee f)
References
- Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002), Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 9
Javanese
Romanization
awu
- romanization of ꦲꦮꦸ
Kari'na
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *ôwɨ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aːu]
Pronoun
awu
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| first person exclusive | awu | nàna, ànaW | nàna, ànaW |
| first person inclusive | — | kỳko, kymoroV | kỳkaro(n), kymonjároV |
| second person | amoro | — | amyjaro(n), amonjároV |
| third person | (use demonstratives) | ||
V Venezuelan dialect.
W West Surinamese dialect.
Derived terms
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary[3], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 52, 250
- Meira, Sérgio (2002), “A first comparison of pronominal and demonstrative systems in the Cariban language family”, in Mily Crevels, Simon van de Kerke, Sergio Meira and Hein van der Voort, editors, Current Studies on South American Languages[4], Leiden: Research School of Asian, African, and American Studies (CNWS), Leiden University, →ISBN, pages 255–275
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “aw”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 120; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[5], Paris, 1956, page 120
Xhosa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [âːwu]
Interjection
âwu
- oh!