gayu

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan gai. Cognate with Galician gaio or English gay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaʝu/ [ˈɡa.ʝu]
  • Rhymes: -aʝu
  • Syllabification: ga‧yu

Adjective

gayu m sg (feminine singular gaya, neuter singular gayo, masculine plural gayos, feminine plural gayes)

  1. (dated) beautiful
    Synonyms: guapu, galán, formosu
  2. happy, lively
    Synonyms: gayasperu, gayeru, gayoleru, contentu, ufanu, feliz
  3. cheerful (a colour)

Derived terms

Copainalá Zoque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gallo.

Noun

gayu

  1. rooster

References

  • Harrison, Roy, Harrison, Margaret, García H., Cástulo (1981) Diccionario zoque de Copainalá (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 23)‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 49
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