ау

See also: аю

Adyghe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aːw]

Adverb

ау • (awu)

  1. there, within that area (far away from here)
    ау макӏоawu makʷʼohe is going there
    ау гъэтӏылъawu ğɛtʼəlˢput it there
    ау ущымыщхawu wuśəməśxdon't eat there
  2. but
    Сыгу къео, ау сэ нэмыкӏ ӏофхэр сиӏ.Səgʷu qewo, awu sɛ nɛməkʼ ʼwofxɛr siʼ.I am sorry, but I already have plans.
    сиунэ къакӏу, ау цуакъэ плъыжьыхэр къэхьыхsiwunɛ qakʷʼu, awu cʷaqɛ plˢəźəxɛr qɛḥəxCome to my house, but bring the red shoes.

Bashkir

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑw]
  • Hyphenation: ау (one syllable)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āg (net). Compare to Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Southern Altai уу (uu), Turkish .

Noun

ау • (aw)

  1. (hunting) trap, snare
  2. (fishing) net, dragnet, seine
  3. spiderweb, cobweb

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *āb (hunt, chase).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉 (ab, hunt), Turkish av (hunt, hunting).

Noun

ау • (aw)

  1. hunt, hunting expedition
Declension

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic اۋ
Cyrillic Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Latin au

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āg (net).

Noun

ау • (au)

  1. fishing net
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *āb (hunt, chase).

Noun

ау • (au)

  1. hunt, hunting expedition
Declension

Interjection

ау • (au)

  1. ah, oh

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈau]

Interjection

ау • (au)

  1. oh my
  2. ow, ouch

Nivkh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ау (au)

  1. (Amur) voice
  2. (Amur) sound

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaʊ]

Interjection

а́у • (áu)

  1. (colloquial) huh? (used as a response to one's name being called or to indicate not quite having heard something)
    Synonyms: а (a), (diminutive) а́ушки (áuški)
    Юль!А́ушки?
    — Julʹ!Áuški?
    — Yuliya! — Huh?

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈu]

Interjection

ау́ • ()

  1. hello? (is anyone there?)
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