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au

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Translingual

Symbol

IAU recommended unit symbol for astronomical unit

Usage notes

IAU bodies, such as the Minor Planet Center, themselves frequently use AU instead of "au".

Synonyms

ua (BIPM recommendation for the unit symbol of astronomical unit)
㍳ (Unicode glyph for astronomical unit)

English

Noun

au (plural au)

Abbreviation of atomic unit.
Abbreviation of arbitrary unit.
Abbreviation of astronomical unit.
Abbreviation of Absorbance Units.

Noun

A vowel found in Indic abugidas.
Synonym: letter au

Anagrams

U/A, UA, uA

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognate with German auch, Dutch ook, English eke, Swedish och.

Pronunciation

(Zürich) IPA^(key): /æʊ/

Adverb

also, too

Aragonese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin au (“oh! ow! oh dear! goodness gracious!”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈau̯/
Syllabification: au
Rhymes: -au̯

Interjection

now, let's go (as an incitement to action or to a decision)
Synonym: aire
ouch (An expression of one's own physical pain)
Synonyms: ai, ah, oh, holio, conyo, conye, sinyor
aha (An Expression of incredulity or doubt)
Synonyms: au-va, araba, ah, va
please (When asking for something in a familiar tone)
Synonyms: per favor, au va

Etymology 2

From Latin avis, avem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈau̯/
Syllabification: au
Rhymes: -au̯

Noun

au f (plural aus)

bird

References

“ave”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
Gramatica basica de l'aragonés (2017)

Arin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *aw.

Pronoun

you (singular)

Big Nambas

Interjection

References

Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈaw]
Rhymes: -aw

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin au (“oh! ow! oh dear! goodness gracious!”).

Interjection

now (as an incitement to action or to a decision)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin avis, avem, from Proto-Italic *awis (“bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”).

Noun

au f (plural aus)

bird
Synonym: ocell

Related terms

ocell

Cia-Cia

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

au (Hangul spelling 아우)

dog (animal)

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Cimbrian

Etymology

The sense “north” may be reinforced by or a semantic loan from Venetan: vago su a Trénto (“I go north to Trento”, literally “I go up to Trento”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

au (Sette Comuni)

up, upwards
au un abe ― up and down
north, up north

Antonyms

abe, abar

Derived terms

au, au
denàu
ghéenan au naach
haltan au

References

“au” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈau̯]

Interjection

ouch
Synonym: auvajs

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑu̯/
Hyphenation: au
Rhymes: -ɑu̯

Interjection

ouch!
Au, ja dat doet pijn! ― Ouch, yeah that hurts!

Descendants

Negerhollands: au, o
Petjo: aoew

Esperanto

Conjunction

H-system spelling of aŭ

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *auvo, itself possibly from Proto-Germanic *auja-, compare Old Norse ey (“luck, heavenly aid”) and Gothic 𐌰𐍅𐌹- (awi-) in 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (awiliuþ). Cognate to Finnish auvo and Livonian o’v. Possibly related to the verb avama.

Noun

au (genitive au, partitive au)

honour/honor, respect

Declension

Derived terms

Compounds

auhind
aupaklik
ausõna
autasu
meheau
mundriau

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

Finnish

Etymology

Natural.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯/, [ˈɑ̝u̯]
Rhymes: -ɑu
Syllabification^(key): au
Hyphenation^(key): au

Interjection

ow, ouch

Synonyms

ai
auts

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o/
Rhymes: -o
Homophones: aulx, aux, eau, eaux, haut, hauts, ho, o, ô, oh, os

Contraction

au (used with a singular masculine noun)

contraction of à le (“to the, for the, at the”)
Synonym: à le — Louisiana

Anagrams

Galo

Etymology

From Proto-Tani *fu.

Noun

grease, fat, oil

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈau̯/, [ˈɐw], [ˈɔw] (rapid speech)

Pronoun

I (personal pronoun)

Usage notes

Unlike other personal pronouns, au has a separate object form aʻu.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qau, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus (compare with Fijian yau), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus (“current, flow” – compare with Malay arus, Tagalog ágos).

Noun

era, period of time
current (water)
movement

Derived terms

aumiki (“rip current”)

Verb

(intransitive) to flow
(intransitive) to move

References

Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “au”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hiri Motu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

tree

Hokkien

Iban

Interjection

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [øyː]

Interjection

An exclamation of awe and surprise; wow.
Synonyms: nau, vá

Japanese

Romanization

Rōmaji transcription of あう

Kedang

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

dog (animal)

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Kiowa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ/

Letter

au (upper case Au)

A letter of the Kiowa alphabet.

Kott

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *aw.

Pronoun

you (singular)

References

Fortescue, Michael, Vajda, Edward (2022) Mid-Holocene Language Connections between Asia and North America (Brill's Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas; 17)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈau̯]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaːu̯]

Interjection

alternative form of hau (“expressing pain or grief; oh! ah!”)

References

“au”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“au”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
au in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈau]

Noun

au (Lontara spelling ᨕᨕᨘ)

Malay

Pronunciation

(Etymology 1) IPA^(key): [a.u]
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: a‧u
(Etymology 2) IPA^(key): [au̯]
- Rhymes: -au̯
- Hyphenation: au

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Austronesian *au₂.

Interjection

au (Jawi spelling اءو)

(Brunei, Sarawak) Used to express affirmation; yes.
Synonyms: ya, haah, ia

Etymology 2

From English ouch.

Interjection

au (Jawi spelling او)

Used to express pain; ouch.
Synonyms: aduh, adoi, waduh

Maori

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

ahau

Pronoun

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qau, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus (compare with Fijian yau), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus (“current, flow” – compare with Malay arus, Tagalog ágos).

Noun

current (water)
Synonyms: kato, āwai, ia
whirlpool; rapid
Synonym: ripo
wake (of a canoe, etc.)
sea; ocean
Synonyms: tai, moana

References

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *qahu, from Proto-Oceanic *qasu (“gall; gall bladder”).

Noun

gall; gall bladder
Synonym: kouawai

Etymology 4

From Proto-Polynesian *qahu (compare with Tahitian au, Tongan ʻahu, Samoan ʻasu), from Proto-Oceanic *qasu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qasu (“smoke; fume; steam” – compare with Cebuano aso, Tagalog aso);

Noun

smoke
Synonyms: auahi, paoa
cloud
Synonyms: ao, kapua
mist; fog
Synonyms: haumaringi, kohu

References

Etymology 5

From Proto-Polynesian *(q)au (“howl, bark”).

Verb

to howl, bark (of a dog)

References

Middle English

Noun

alternative form of awe

Miskito

Particle

Antonyms

apia

Mokilese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈau/, [ˈaw]

Noun

mouth

Possessive forms

Derived terms

koapin au (“chin”)

Niuean

Etymology

Pronoun

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auk.

Adverb

also, too (used mostly in dialects)

Synonyms

òg
også

Etymology 2

Interjection

au!

ouch!

References

“nb” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /œʊː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auk.

Adverb

also, too

Synonyms

òg
ogso
også

Etymology 2

Interjection

au!

ouch!

Etymology 3

Verb

imperative of aua

References

“au” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Alternative forms

Contraction

contraction of a le (“to the”)

Old Irish

Noun

alternative spelling of áu (“ear”)

Mutation

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaw/
Rhymes: -aw
Syllabification: au

Interjection

ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)
Synonyms: aua, auć

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aw
Hyphenation: au

Interjection

ouch (expression of minor physical pain)

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.u/
Hyphenation: a‧u

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au. Cognates include Hawaiian au and Maori au.

Pronoun

I, me

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qau (“current, flow”).

Noun

current

References

“au”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 140
Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[4], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 140

Romanian

Alternative forms

aŭ — old orthography

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aw/

Etymology 1

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *habunt, as a conjugated form of Latin habeō.

Verb

third-person plural present indicative of avea
(they) have

Verb

(ele/ei) au (modal auxiliary, third-person plural form of avea, used with past participles to form perfect compus tenses)
(they) have (+ past participle)

Related terms

am
ai
a
ați

Etymology 2

From Latin aut.

Conjunction

(rare, regional, archaic) or

Synonyms

sau, ori

Adverb

(interrogative, rhetorical) well?, (now) really?

Synonyms

oare

References

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَو (ʔaw).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

Synonyms

Tahitian

Etymology 1

Pronoun

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

Etymology 2

Verb

to sew

Tày

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔawᴬ (“to take”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩐᩣ, Lao ເອົາ (ē ʼ), Lü ᦀᧁ (˙ʼaw), Tai Dam ꪹꪮꪱ, Shan ဢဝ် (ʼǎo), Ahom 𑜒𑜧 (ʼaw) or 𑜒𑜧𑜈𑜫 (ʼaww) or 𑜒𑜨𑜧 (ʼow), Zhuang aeu, Thai เอา (ao).

Pronunciation

(Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ʔaw˧˧]
(Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ʔaw˦˥]

Verb

au (㓜)

to take; to seize; to receive
au chèn ― to seize money
to marry
au căn ― to marry each other

Derived terms

References

Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎^[6][7] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎^[8] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎^[9] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Ternate

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *aun (“blood”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.u/

Noun

blood

References

Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qauʀ, compare Indonesian aur.

Noun

bamboo

Tidore

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *aun (“blood”).

Noun

blood

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈa.u]
Hyphenation: a‧u

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *au. Cognates include Hawaiian au and Samoan a'u.

Pronoun

I, me

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *-u. Cognates include Hawaiian āu and Samoan āu.

Determiner

(alienable) thy, your

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *aqu. Cognates include Tongan aʻu and Samoan au.

Verb

(intransitive, + ki) to reach
(stative) to be matured at birth

Etymology 4

From Proto-Polynesian *qau. Cognats include Hawaiian au and Maori au.

Noun

current, flow (of water)

Etymology 5

From Proto-Polynesian *qahu. Cognates include Hawaiian au and Samoan au.

Noun

gall, bile
gall bladder

Etymology 6

From Proto-Polynesian *hau. Cognates include Maori au and Samoan au.

Noun

needle for thatching
comb of needles for tattooing

References

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[10], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 3

Tongan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.u/

Pronoun

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

Tuvaluan

Etymology

Pronoun

I (personal pronoun)
me (direct object of a verb)
me (object of a preposition)
me (indirect object of a verb)
my (belonging to me)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaw˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔa(ː)w˧˧]

Adjective

(of color, usually red) bright, lively

West Makian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.u/

Verb

(transitive) to climb, ascend
taau to pu ― I climb the mountain
(intransitive, of the moon) to rise

Conjugation

References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[11], Pacific linguistics (as aw)
James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[12], Pacific linguistics

Western Apache

Particle

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔaːwᴬ (“father's younger brother”). Cognate with Thai อาว (aao), Ahom 𑜒𑜧 (`ao), Lao ອາວ (ʼāo) and Tày áo.

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ʔaːu˨˦/
Tone numbers: au¹
Hyphenation: au

Noun

au (Sawndip forms 𰠍 or 傲 or ⿰𫠤处 or ⿰男要 or 嗷 or 敖 or 奧 or 𬽱 or ⿰父教 or 𬿪, 1957–1982 spelling au)

uncle (father's younger brother)

au

au

Translingual

Symbol

Usage notes

Synonyms

English

Noun

Noun

Anagrams

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

Aragonese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Interjection

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Arin

Etymology

Pronoun

Big Nambas

Interjection

References

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Interjection

Etymology 2

Noun

Related terms

Further reading

Cia-Cia

Etymology

Noun

References

Cimbrian

Etymology

Adverb

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

Czech

Pronunciation

Interjection

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Interjection

Descendants

Esperanto

Conjunction

Estonian

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Compounds

Fijian

Etymology

Pronoun

See also

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Interjection

Synonyms

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Contraction

See also

Further reading

Anagrams