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āu

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːu̯/, [ˈaːw]

Pronoun

āu

  1. yours, your Second person singular possessive, a-type.

Usage notes

  • Used after negatives, numbers, certain prepositions, and after nouns preceded by an article or a k-determiner.

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of āu – see 後 (“behind; rear; back; later; after; afterwards; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 後).

Maori

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Determiner

āu

  1. your plural dominant

Further reading

  • “āu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaː.u]
  • Hyphenation: ā‧u

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qa-u. Akin to Hawaiian āu and Samoan au.

Pronoun

a āu

  1. (alienable) yours
See also
More information inalienable (O-type), singular ...

1) Sympathetic
Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns.

Etymology 2

Verb

āu

  1. (intransitive) to have a strong current

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 3
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