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Kazakh
Etymology 1
Noun
азу • (azu)
- emaciation
- exhaustion
Verb
азу • (azu)
- to grow thin, lose weight; to emaciate
- to become exhausted
Etymology 2
Noun
азу • (azu)
- seduction
Verb
азу • (azu)
- to go astray
Synonyms
Russian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
азу́ • (azú) m inan
- dative singular of аз (az)
Etymology 2
From ‘азу (‘azu), Qasim Tatar variant of Tatar казы (qazı).
Pronunciation
Noun
азу́ • (azú) n inan (indeclinable)
- azu (Tatar dish, meat pieces in spicy sauce)
References
- «казы» in Äkhmät'yanov, R.G. (2015) Татар теленең этимологик сүзлеге: Ике томда. I том (А–Л), volume 1, Kazan: Mägarif-Vaqıt, page 341 (online version)
Southern Altai
Etymology
From Common Turkic *azï. Cognate to Kyrgyz азуу (azuu, “canine tooth”), etc.
Noun
азу • (azu)
- canine tooth
References
- N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “азу”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ, Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
- Sevortjan, E. V. (1974) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, pages 96, 97