ау
Adyghe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aːw]
Adverb
ау • (awu)
- there, within that area (far away from here)
- ау макӏо ― awu makʷʼo ― he is going there
- ау гъэтӏылъ ― awu ğɛtʼəlˢ ― put it there
- ау ущымыщх ― awu wuśəməśx ― don't eat there
- but
- Сыгу къео, ау сэ нэмыкI Iофхэр сиI. ― Səgʷu qewo, awu sɛ nɛməkʼ ʼwofxɛr siʼ. ― I am sorry, but I already have plans.
- сиунэ къакӏу, ау цуакъэ плъыжьыхэр къэхьых ― siwunɛ qakʷʼu, awu cʷaqɛ plˢəźəxɛr qɛḥəx ― Come 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 Kazakh ау (au), Southern Altai уу (uu), Turkish ağ.
Noun
ау • (aw)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *āb (“hunt, chase”).
Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉 (ab, “hunt”), Turkish av (“hunt, hunting”).
Noun
ау • (aw)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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absolute | ау (aw) | ауҙар (awźar) |
definite genitive | ауҙың (awźıñ) | ауҙарҙың (awźarźıñ) |
dative | ауға (awğa) | ауҙарға (awźarğa) |
definite accusative | ауҙы (awźı) | ауҙарҙы (awźarźı) |
locative | ауҙа (awźa) | ауҙарҙа (awźarźa) |
ablative | ауҙан (awźan) | ауҙарҙан (awźarźan) |
Kazakh
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *āg (“net”).
Noun
ау • (au)
Synonyms
- тор (tor)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *āb (“hunt, chase”).
Noun
ау • (au)
- (archaic) hunt, hunting expedition
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ау (au) | аулар (aular) |
genitive | аудың (audyñ) | аулардың (aulardyñ) |
dative | ауға (auğa) | ауларға (aularğa) |
accusative | ауды (audy) | ауларды (aulardy) |
locative | ауда (auda) | ауларда (aularda) |
ablative | аудан (audan) | аулардан (aulardan) |
instrumental | аумен (aumen) | аулармен (aularmen) |
Etymology 3
Interjection
ау • (au)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈau]
Interjection
ау • (au)
Nivkh
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /au/
Noun
ау (au)
References
Russian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaʊ]
Interjection
а́у • (áu)
- (colloquial) huh? (used as a response to one's name being called or to indicate not quite having heard something)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈu]
Interjection
ау́ • (aú)
- hello? (is anyone there?)
Tatar
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *āb. Cognate to Bashkir ау (aw), etc.
Noun
ау • (aw)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *āg. Cognate to Bashkir ау (aw), etc.
Noun
ау • (aw)