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Chamorro
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw (compare Indonesian kayu, Tagalog kahoy, Fijian kau).
Noun
hayu
- wood.
Kashaya
Noun
hayu
- dog
Old Javanese
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Sanskrit आयु (āyu, “living; lifetime”), thus doublet of ayu and ayuh. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
hayu
- good, goodness, rightness, virtuousness, well-being, welfare
- happiness, felicity
- beauty, loveliness
- Alternative spelling of ayu (“harmony”)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "hayu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Sundanese
Etymology
Cognate with Indonesian ayo, Malay ayuh, and Javanese (ꦲꦪꦺꦴ ((ayo, “come on, let's, please”)
Pronunciation
Interjection
hayu
- come on! let's go!
Hayu urang ka basisir! Hayu urang ngojay! Hayu urang maén golf- Let's go to the beach! Let's go swimming! Let's go golfing!