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Translingual
Symbol
acu
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Shiwiar.
Ambonese Malay
Verb
acu
- care, be bothered
- to stab, skewer
Noun
acu
- kind of tool to spear fish
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay acu, from Classical Malay (acu), from Tamil அச்சு (accu, “mould, printing”).
Noun
acu (plural acu-acu, first-person possessive acuku, second-person possessive acumu, third-person possessive acunya)
- (obsolete) mould
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
acu (plural acu-acu, first-person possessive acuku, second-person possessive acumu, third-person possessive acunya)
- nonstandard spelling of aki (“battery; accumulator”).
Further reading
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish occo.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
acu (emphatic acusan)
- third-person plural of ag
- Tá madra acu. ― They have a dog. (literally, “A dog is at them.”)
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 94
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 194
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 298
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “acu”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “acu” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “acu” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Kabyle
Adverb
acu
- what (interrogative)
Latin
Noun
acū
- ablative singular of acus
References
- acu in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Latvian
Noun
acu f
- genitive plural of acs
Manggarai
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.
Noun
acu
- dog (animal)
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum modo. Informal variant of acum.
Pronunciation
Adverb
acu
- now; at present
- Synonyms: acum, acuma, amu
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ăčaj.
Noun
acu (definite accusative acuyu, plural acular)
- (dialectal) uncle
Declension