Au

From Latin aurum.

Au

1. (chemistry) Chemical symbol for gold.

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Au

1. A language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Au terms

Borrowed from Cantonese 歐／欧 (ou1) or 區／区 (ou1) (Doublet of Ao), or from German Au.

Au

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Au is the 4919^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7148 individuals. Au is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (83.07%) individuals.

• U/A, UA, uA

From Middle High German ouwe

Au f

1. (Uri) ewe

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 29.

• Auch (Kölsch)
• Ooch (Bönnsch, northern Moselle Franconian)

From Old High German ouga.

Au n

1. (southern Moselle Franconian) eye

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯/

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Au f (genitive Au, plural Auen)

1. (chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, South Tyrol) apocopic form of Aue

• Auwald

Au n (proper noun, genitive Aus or (optionally with an article) Au)

1. a municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria
2. a municipality of Saint Gallen canton, Switzerland

From Central Franconian Ooch.

• IPA^(key): /aʊ̯/

Au n (plural Aue, diminutive Auelche)

1. eye

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary