yau

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See also: Yau and þau

Japanese

Romanization

yau

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やう

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSu. Compare Indonesian engkau.

Pronoun

yau

  1. you (singular)

References

  • Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “yau”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 103

Mbyá Guaraní

Noun

yau

  1. moss

San Miguel el Grande Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *yawiʔ.

Noun

yau

  1. agave

Derived terms

References

  • Dyk, Anne, Stoudt, Betty (1965) Vocabulario mixteco de San Miguel el Grande (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 12)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, published 1973, pages 52, 93

Tok Pisin

Noun

yau

  1. (anatomy) ear

Synonyms

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *ʔjuwᶜ (“small, young”), borrowed from Chinese 幼 (“young”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

yau

  1. younger (than), smaller (than), lesser (than)
    Nws yau koj. ― He is younger than you.

Noun

yau

  1. the younger

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 82; 285..

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *yáwì.

Noun

yau

  1. hole
  2. cave

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *yawiʔ.

Noun

yau

  1. maguey

References

  • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 91
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