acu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "acu"
Translingual
Symbol
acu
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Achuar terms
Ambonese Malay
Verb
acu
Noun
acu
- kind of tool to spear fish
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay acu, from Tamil அச்சு (accu, “mould, printing”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃu/ [ˈa.t͡ʃu]
- Rhymes: -at͡ʃu
- Syllabification: a‧cu
Noun
acu (plural acu-acu)
- (obsolete) mould
Derived terms
- acuan
- mengacu
- mengacu-acu
- mengacukan
- pengacuan
Etymology 2
Noun
acu (plural acu-acu)
- nonstandard spelling of aki (“battery; accumulator”)
Further reading
- “acu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /(ə)ˈku/[1][2]; /əˈkɑ/ (corresponding to the form aca)[3]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈakəbˠ/ (as if spelled acab), (Aran) [ˈɑkəbˠ][4], (Cois Fharraige) [ˈaːkəbˠ][5]; (Cois Fharraige) /ˈapˠək/, [ˈaːpˠək] (rare; by metathesis)[5]
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈakuː/, /ˈukuː/, /ˈokuː/[6]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɔku/, /ˈoku/[7]
Pronoun
acu (emphatic acusan)
- third-person plural of ag
- Tá madra acu. ― They have a dog. (literally, “A dog is at them.”)
References
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, section 107, page 94
- ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 66, page 15
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 262, page 134
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Erster Band: Grammatik [First volume: Grammar], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 194
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 298, page 141
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 571, pages 202–3
- ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 505, page 196; reprinted 1979
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acu”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “acu”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “acu”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Kabyle
Adverb
acu
- what (interrogative)
Latin
Noun
acū
- ablative singular of acus
References
- acu in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Latvian
Noun
acu f
- genitive plural of acs
Manggarai
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.
Noun
acu
- dog (animal)
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum modo. Informal variant of acum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ aˈku ]
Adverb
acu
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ăčaj.
Noun
acu (definite accusative acuyu, plural acular)
- (dialectal) uncle
Declension
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||