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Translingual
Symbol
agu
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Aguacateca.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Verb
agu
- imperative of agi
Estonian
Etymology
Unknown. Several theories exist:
Noun
agu (genitive ao, partitive agu)
- morning twilight
Declension
Synonyms
See also
Garifuna
Pronunciation
Noun
agu
- (anatomy) eye
Inflection
Japanese
Romanization
agu
- Rōmaji transcription of あぐ
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese água.
Noun
agu
- (Sotavento) water
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
- Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro
Kristang
Noun
agu
- water
References
- John A. Holm, Pidgins and Creoles, volume 2, page 296: Malacca CP "mpoku agu"
- Alan N. Baxter, A grammar of Kristang: (Malacca Creole Portuguese) (1988)
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French agu.
Adjective
agu m (feminine singular ague, masculine plural agus, feminine plural agues)
- sharp
Descendants
Old English
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ɡu/,
Noun
agu f
- magpie
References
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English hog.
Pronunciation
Noun
agu
- pig, hog
1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore, New York: Columbia University Press, page 424:Bɔfru dɛ krei̯, Dia dɛ krei̯, Tamanwa 'ɛ krei̯. Nō mō ala den meti 'ɛ gowe wą' wą'. Nō mō Hagu drapɛ, 'ɛ bari, ‘Bia, bia, bia, / Mi yɛre suma dɛdɛ, / Ma karaki dɛ bro.’- [Bofru e krei, Dia e krei, Tamanwa e krei. Nomo ala den meti e gwe wanwan. Nomo Agu drape e bari, 'Bia, bia, bia / Mi yere suma dede / Ma karaki e bro.']
- Buffalo was crying, Deer was crying, Anteater was crying. No sooner did all the animals go away one by one, than Hog called out, ‘Bia, bia, bia, / I hear a person died, / But his backside breathes.’
Derived terms
References
- Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “agu”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
Turkish
Noun
agu (definite accusative aguyu, plural agular)
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Declension
References
- “agu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Weyewa
Verb
agu
- (Loli) to grasp; embrace
References
- Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010) “agu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat