arjau

From Vulgar Latin *oiācem, from Ancient Greek οἴᾱκος (oíākos). The initial ar- may be due to influence from words of Arabic origin with an initial article.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈʒaw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈd͡ʒaw]

arjau m (plural arjaus)

1. tiller

• timó

• “arjau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• “arjau”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007