ау

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See also: ay and аю

Adyghe

Pronunciation

Adverb

ау • (awu)

  1. there, within that area (far away from here)
    ау макӏо ― awu makʷʼo ― he is going there
    ау гъэтӏылъ ― awu ğɛtʼəlˢ ― put it there
    ау ущымыщх ― awu wuśəməśx ― don't eat there
  2. but
    Сыгу къео, ау сэ нэмыкӏ ӏофхэр сиӏ. ― Səgʷu qewo, awu sɛ nɛməkʼ ʼwofxɛr siʼ. ― I am sorry, but I already have plans.
    сиунэ къакӏу, ау цуакъэ плъыжьыхэр къэхьых ― siwunɛ qakʷʼu, awu cʷaqɛ plˢəźəxɛr qɛḥəx ― Come to my house, but bring the red shoes.

Bashkir

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ау (one syllable)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āg (“net”). Compare to Kazakh ау (au), Southern Altai уу (uu), Turkish ağ.

Noun

ау • (aw)

  1. (hunting) trap, snare
  2. (fishing) net, dragnet, seine
  3. spiderweb, cobweb

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *āb (“hunt, chase”).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉 (ab, “hunt”), Turkish av (“hunt, hunting”).

Noun

ау • (aw)

  1. hunt, hunting expedition
Declension
Declension of ау (aw)
singular plural
absolute ау (aw) ауҙар (awźar)
definite genitive ауҙың (awźıñ) ауҙарҙың (awźarźıñ)
dative ауға (awğa) ауҙарға (awźarğa)
definite accusative ауҙы (awźı) ауҙарҙы (awźarźı)
locative ауҙа (awźa) ауҙарҙа (awźarźa)
ablative ауҙан (awźan) ауҙарҙан (awźarźan)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic اۋ
Cyrillic ау
Latin au

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āg (“net”).

Noun

ау • (au)

  1. fishing net
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *āb (“hunt, chase”).

Noun

ау • (au)

  1. hunt, hunting expedition
Declension
declension of ау
singular (жекеше) plural (көпше)
nominative (атау септік) ау (au) аулар (aular)
genitive (ілік септік) аудың (audyñ) аулардың (aulardyñ)
dative (барыс септік) ауға (auğa) ауларға (aularğa)
accusative (табыс септік) ауды (audy) ауларды (aulardy)
locative (жатыс септік) ауда (auda) ауларда (aularda)
ablative (шығыс септік) аудан (audan) аулардан (aulardan)
instrumental (көмектес септік) аумен (aumen) аулармен (aularmen)

Etymology 3

Interjection

ау • (au)

  1. ah, oh

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Interjection

ау • (au)

  1. oh my
  2. ow, ouch

Nivkh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ау (au)

  1. (Amur) voice
  2. (Amur) sound

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Interjection

а́у • (áu)

  1. (colloquial) huh? (used as a response to one's name being called or to indicate not quite having heard something)
    Synonyms: а (a), (diminutive) а́ушки (áuški)
    — Юль! — А́у?
    — Julʹ! — Áu?
    — Yuliya! — Huh?

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Interjection

ау́ • (aú)

  1. hello? (is anyone there?)
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