ōu

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ou"

Japanese

Romanization

ōu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おおう

Khiamniungan Naga

An axe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ou⁵⁵/
  • Audio (KN)(file)

Noun

ōu

  1. (Patsho) an axe that is use to split or break something especially wood.

Mandarin

Romanization

ōu (ou1, Zhuyin ㄡ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匲
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匽
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘔／呕
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 塳
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 櫙
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 歐／欧
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 毆／殴
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沢
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 漙／𬇘
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 熰／𬉼
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 甌／瓯
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瞘／眍
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 紆／纡
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䉱／𬕦
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謳／讴
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鏂／𰽜
  17. 鴎, 鷗, 鸥: seagull, tern
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 吽
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𡂿／𫪘

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *o-u.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

o ōu

  1. (inalienable) yours

See also

Tokelauan possessive pronouns
Inalienable (O-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) o oku, o kita1 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person o ōu, o koe o koulua o koutou
3rd person o ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Alienable (A-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) a aku, a kita1 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person a āu, a koe a koulua a koutou
3rd person a ana a lāua a lā a lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 34
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