au

See also:Appendix:Variations of "au"

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Translingual

Symbol

au

1. IAUrecommendedunit symbolforastronomical unit

Usage notes

IAU bodies, such as the Minor Planet Center, themselves frequently useAUinstead of "au"

Synonyms

• ua(BIPM recommendation for the unit symbol of astronomical unit)
• ㍳(Unicode glyph for astronomical unit)

English

Noun

au(uncountable)

1. Abbreviationofatomic unit.
2. Abbreviationofarbitrary unit.
3. Abbreviationofastronomical unit.
4. AbbreviationofAbsorbance Units.

Anagrams

• U/A,UA,uA

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• ou

Etymology

FromOld High Germanouh,fromProto-Germanic*auk.Cognate withGermanauch,Dutchook,Englisheke,Swedishoch.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich)IPA^(key):/æʊ/

Adverb

au

1. also,too

Aragonese

Etymology 1

InheritedfromLatinau(“oh! ow! oh dear! goodness gracious!”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈau̯/
• Rhymes:-au̯
• Syllabification:au

Interjection

au

1. now,let's go(as an incitement to action or to a decision)

   Synonym:aire

2. ouch(An expression of one's own physical pain)

   Synonyms:ai,ah,oh,holio,conyo,conye,sinyor

3. aha(An Expression of incredulity or doubt)

   Synonyms:au-va,araba,ah,va

4. please(When asking for something in a familiar tone)

   Synonyms:per favor,au va

Etymology 2

FromLatinavis, avem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈau̯/
• Rhymes:-au̯
• Syllabification:au

Noun

auf(pluralaus)

1. bird

References

• “ave”,inAragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés(in Spanish)
• Gramatica basica de l'aragonés (2017)

Arin

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Yeniseian*aw.

Pronoun

au

1. you(singular)

Big Nambas

Interjection

au

1. yes

   Au,ip'as!.

   Yes,alright!.

References

• Big Nambas GrammarPacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic,Valencia)[ˈaw]
• Rhymes:-aw

Etymology 1

InheritedfromLatinau(“oh! ow! oh dear! goodness gracious!”).

Interjection

au

1. now(as an incitement to action or to a decision)

Etymology 2

InheritedfromLatinavis, avem,fromProto-Italic*awis(“bird”),fromProto-Indo-European*h₂éwis(“bird”).

Noun

auf(pluralaus)

2. bird

   Synonym:ocell

Related terms

• ocell

Further reading

• “au”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “au”,inGran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana,Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana,2024
• “au”inDiccionari normatiu valencià,Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “au”inDiccionari català-valencià-balear,Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cia-Cia

Alternative forms

• 아우

Etymology

From Proto-Celebic*asu,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*asu,fromProto-Austronesian*(w)asu.

Noun

au(Hangul spelling아우)

1. dog(animal)

Cimbrian

Etymology

The sense “north” may be reinforced by or a semantic loan fromVenetan:vagosuaTrénto(“I go north to Trento”,literally“I go up to Trento”).Thisetymologyis incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

au(Sette Comuni)

1. up,upwards

   auun abe―upand down

   Auin de pèrghe machelts khalt

   Upin the mountains it is cold.

2. north,up north

   Ich ghéaaukan Triin.

   I'm goingup northto Trento.

Antonyms

• abe,abar

Derived terms

• au, au
• denàu
• ghéenan au naach
• haltan au

References

• “au” inMartalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974)Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini,1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Czech

Interjection

au

1. ouch

   Synonym:auvajs

Dutch

Alternative forms

• auw

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɑu̯/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation:au
• Rhymes:-ɑu̯

Interjection

au

1. ouch!

   Au,ja dat doet pijn!―Ouch, yeah that hurts!

Descendants

• Negerhollands:au,o
• Petjo:aoew

Esperanto

Conjunction

au

1. H-system spelling ofaŭ

Estonian

Etymology

FromProto-Finnic*auvo,itself possibly fromProto-Germanic*auja-,compareOld Norseey(“luck, heavenly aid”)andGothic𐌰𐍅𐌹-(awi-)in𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸(awiliuþ).Cognate toFinnishauvoandLivoniano’v.Possibly related to the verbavama.

Noun

au(genitiveau,partitiveau)

1. honour/honor,respect

Declension

Declension ofau(ÕS type26/koi,no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		au	aud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	au
genitive			aude
partitive		au	ausid
illative		ausse	audesse
inessive		aus	audes
elative		aust	audest
allative		aule	audele
adessive		aul	audel
ablative		ault	audelt
translative		auks	audeks
terminative		auni	audeni
essive		auna	audena
abessive		auta	audeta
comitative		auga	audega

Derived terms

• aus

Compounds

• auhind
• aupaklik
• ausõna
• autasu
• meheau
• mundriau

Fi gian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific*au,fromProto-Oceanic*(i-)au,fromProto-Austronesian*(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

1. I(personal pronoun)
2. me(direct object of a verb)
3. me(object of a preposition)
4. me(indirect object of a verb)
5. my(belonging to me)

See also

Fi gian personal pronouns

				singular	dual	paucal	plural
1st person				au	keirau(exclusive) kedaru(inclusive)	keitou(exclusive) kedatou(inclusive)	keimami(exclusive) keda(inclusive)
2nd person				iko	kemudrau	kemudou	kemuni
3rd person				koya	rau	iratou	ira

Finnish

Etymology

Natural.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈɑu̯/,[ˈɑ̝u̯]
• Rhymes:-ɑu
• Syllabification^(key):au

Interjection

au

1. ow,ouch

Synonyms

• ai
• auts

Further reading

• “au”,inKielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1](in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus(Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–,retrieved2023-07-02

Anagrams

• -ua

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/o/

  • Audio(Paris):

    (file)

• Rhymes:-o
• Homophones:aulx,aux,eau,eaux,haut,hauts,ho,o,ô,oh,os

Contraction

au(used with a singular masculine noun)

1. Contraction ofàle(“to the, for the, at the”).

   Il étudie la musiqueauconservatoire.

   He studies music at the conservatory.

   Synonym:à le—Louisiana

See also

• à la
• à l’
• aux

Further reading

• “au”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Anagrams

• ua

Galo

Etymology

FromProto-Tani*fu.

Noun

au

1. grease,fat,oil

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*au,fromProto-Oceanic*(i-)au,fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Austronesian*(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈau̯/,[ˈɐw],[ˈɔw](rapid speech)

Pronoun

au

1. I(personal pronoun)

Usage notes

• Unlike other personal pronouns,auhas a separate object formaʻu.

Synonyms

• wau

See also

Hawaiian personal pronouns

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	au,wau	māua(exclusive) kāua(inclusive)	mākou(exclusive) kākou(inclusive)
2nd person	ʻoe	ʻolua	ʻoukou
3rd person	ia,ʻo ia	lāua	lākou

Etymology 2

FromProto-Polynesian*qau,fromProto-Oceanic*qaʀus(compare withFi gianyau), fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaʀus( “current, flow” – compare withMalayarus,Tagalogágos).

Noun

au

1. era,periodof time
2. current(water)
3. movement

Verb

au

1. (intransitive)toflow
2. (intransitive)tomove

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “au”, inHawaiian Dictionary,Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hiri Motu

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kahiw,fromProto-Austronesian*kaSiw.

Noun

au

1. tree

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions ofau– seeẨu( “tosoakfor aprolongedperiodoftime;tosteep;tosuppressone'sfeelingsfor alongtime;etc.” ). (This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jīform ofẨu).

For pronunciation and definitions ofau– seeÂu( “cup”). (This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jīform ofÂu).

Iban

Interjection

au

1. yes

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[øyː]

Interjection

au

1. An exclamation of awe and surprise;wow.

Synonyms

• nau
• vá

Japanese

Romanization

au

1. Rōmajitranscription ofあう

Kedang

Etymology

FromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*asu,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*asu,fromProto-Austronesian*(w)asu.

Noun

au

1. dog(animal)

Kiowa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɔ/

Letter

au(upper caseAu)

1. A letter of theKiowaAlpha bet.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Aiai,Auau,Auiaui,B̶b̶,Bb,D̶d̶,Dd,Ee,G̶g̶,Gg,Hh,Ii,Kk,Kʼkʼ,Ll,Mm,Nn,n̶,Oo,Oioi,Pp,Pʼpʼ,Ss,Tt,Tʼtʼ,Tsts,Tsʼtsʼ,Uu,Uiui,Ww,Yy,Zz,꞉

Kott

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Yeniseian*aw.

Pronoun

au

1. you(singular)

References

• Fortescue, M.,Vajda, E.(2022)Mid-Holocene Language Connections between Asia and North America(Brill's Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas;17)‎^[2],Leiden, Boston:Brill,→ISBN,page408:“au”

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/au̯/,[äu̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/au̯/,[äːu̯]

Interjection

au

1. Alternative form ofhau(“expressing pain or grief;oh!ah!”)

References

• “au”,inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary,Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “au”,inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary,New York: Harper & Brothers
• auinGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette.

Makasar

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*qabu,fromProto-Austronesian*qabu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈau]

Noun

au(Lontara spellingᨕᨕᨘ)

1. ash

Malay

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*au,fromProto-Austronesian*au₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[au]

Adverb

au

1. (Brunei,Sarawak)yes

Maori

Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*au,fromProto-Oceanic*(i-)au,fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Austronesian*(i-)aku(compare withMalayaku,Tagalogako.

Alternative forms

• ahau

Pronoun

au

1. I(personal pronoun)
   • 2021,“Titokowaru”,performed byAlien Weaponry:

     Ka pīrangiaute kikokiko pākeha

     Icrave the flesh of thePakeha(white man)

2. me(direct object of a verb)
3. me(object of a preposition)
4. me(indirect object of a verb)

See also

Maori personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person (exclusive)			au,ahau	māua	mātou
1st person (inclusive)				tāua	tātou
2nd person			koe	kōrua	koutou
3rd person			ia	rāua	rātou

Etymology 2

FromProto-Polynesian*qau,fromProto-Oceanic*qaʀus(compare withFi gianyau), fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaʀus( “current, flow” – compare withMalayarus,Tagalogágos).

Noun

au

1. current(water)

   Synonyms:kato,āwai,ia

2. whirlpool;rapid

   Synonym:ripo

3. wake(of a canoe, etc.)
4. sea;ocean

   Synonyms:tai,moana

Etymology 3

FromProto-Polynesian*qahu,fromProto-Oceanic*qasu(“gall; gall bladder”).

Noun

au

1. gall;gall bladder

   Synonym:kouawai

Etymology 4

FromProto-Polynesian*qahu(compare withTahitianau,Tonganʻahu,Samoanʻasu), fromProto-Oceanic*qasu,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*qasu( “smoke; fume; steam” – compare withCebuanoaso,Tagalogaso);

Noun

au

1. smoke

   Synonyms:auahi,paoa

2. cloud

   Synonyms:ao,kapua

3. mist;fog

   Synonyms:haumaringi,kohu

Etymology 5

FromProto-Polynesian*(q)au(“howl, bark”).

Verb

au

1. tohowl,bark(of a dog)

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “au”,inA Dictionary of the Maori Language,page 4
• “au”in John C. Moorfield,Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index,3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011,→ISBN.

Middle English

Noun

au

1. Alternative form ofawe

Miskito

Particle

au

1. yes

Antonyms

• apia

Mokilese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈau/,[ˈaw]

Noun

au

1. mouth

Possessive forms

Possessive forms ofau(tightly inalienable)

singular possessor	first person		oawoaioa
	second person		oawoamwen
	third person		oawoa
dual possessors	first person inclusive		oawoasa
	first person exclusive		oawoama
	second person		oawoamwa
	third person		oawoara
plural possessors	first person inclusive		oawoasai
	first person exclusive		oawoamai
	second person		oawoamwai
	third person		oawoarai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		oawoahs
	first person exclusive		oawoami
	second person		oawoamwi
	third person		oawoahr
construct form			oawoan

Derived terms

• koapin au(“chin”)

Niuean

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*au,fromProto-Oceanic*(i-)au,fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Austronesian*(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

1. I(personal pronoun)
2. me(direct object of a verb)
3. me(object of a preposition)
4. me(indirect object of a verb)
5. my(belonging to me)

See also

Niuean personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person			au	maua(exclusive) taua(inclusive)	mautolu(exclusive) tautolu(inclusive)
2nd person			koe	mua	mutolu
3rd person			ia	laua	lautolu

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

FromOld Norseauk.

Adverb

au

1. also,too(used mostly in dialects)

Synonyms

• òg
• også

Etymology 2

Interjection

au!

1. ouch!

References

• “nb”inThe Bokmål Dictionary/The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/œʊː/

Etymology 1

FromOld Norseauk.

Adverb

au

2. also,too

Synonyms

• òg
• ogso
• også

Etymology 2

Interjection

au!

2. ouch!

Etymology 3

Verb

au

1. imperativeofaua

References

• “au”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Alternative forms

• al

Contraction

au

1. Contraction ofale(“to the”).

Old Irish

Noun

au

1. Alternative spelling ofáu(“ear”)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
au (pronounced with/h/inh-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-au
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈaw/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-aw
• Syllabification:au

Interjection

au

1. ouch(expression of one's own physical pain)

   Synonyms:aua,auć

Further reading

• auinWielki słownik języka polskiego,Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• auin Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ai

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈaw/[ˈaʊ̯]

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈaw/

• Rhymes:-aw
• Hyphenation:au

Interjection

au

1. ouch(expression of minor physical pain)

See also

• au au

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈa.u/
• Hyphenation:a‧u

Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*au.Cognates includeHawaiianauandMaoriau.

Pronoun

au

1. I,me
   • 1995,Rapanui: A descriptive grammar‎^[3],page153:

     Ko tikea 'a eaute moai nui nui...

     Ihave seen a big statue.

     Note: This source does not show non-ambiguousglottal stops.

See also

Rapa Nui personal pronouns

Independent
	singular	dual	plural
1st person (excl.)	au	māua	mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	tāua	tātou
2nd person	koe	kōrua
3rd person	ia	rāua

Etymology 2

FromProto-Polynesian*qau(“current, flow”).

Noun

au

1. current

   He haro te vaka i teau.

   The boat is towed off course in thecurrent.

References

• “au”, inDiccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español,Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui,2000,→ISBN
• Veronica Du Feu (1996)Rapanui(Descriptive Grammars), Routledge,→ISBN,page140
• Paulus Kieviet (2017)A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[4],Berlin: Language Science Press,→ISBN,page140

Romanian

Alternative forms

• aŭ—old orthography

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/aw/

Etymology 1

Probably from aVulgar Latin*habunt,as a conjugated form ofLatinhabeō.

Verb

au

1. third-personpluralpresentindicativeofavea

   (they)have

Verb

au

1. (ele/ei) au(modal auxiliary,third-personpluralform ofavea,used withpast participlesto formperfect compustenses)

   (they)have(+ past participle)

Related terms

• am
• ai
• a
• ați

Etymology 2

FromLatinaut.

Conjunction

au

1. (rare,regional,archaic)or
   • 1883,Luceafărul,Mihai Eminescu,149-152:

     Dar cum ai vrea să mă cobor?
     Aunu-nțelegi tu oare,
     Cum că eu sunt nemuritor,
     Și tu ești muritoare?

     But how would I descend to thee?
     Ordon't you understand,
     That I am immortal
     And thou a mortal art?

Synonyms

• sau,ori

Adverb

au

1. (interrogative,rhetorical)well?, (now)really?

Synonyms

• oare

Swahili

Etymology

BorrowedfromArabicأَو(ʔaw).

Pronunciation

• Audio(Kenya):

  (file)

Conjunction

au

1. or

Synonyms

• ama

Tahitian

Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*au,fromProto-Oceanic*(i-)au,fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Austronesian*(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

1. I(personal pronoun)
2. me(direct object of a verb)
3. me(object of a preposition)
4. me(indirect object of a verb)
5. my(belonging to me)

See also

Tahitian personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person			au,vau	māua(exclusive) tāua(inclusive)	mātou(exclusive) tātou(inclusive)
2nd person			ʻoe	ʻōrua	ʻoutou
3rd person			ʻoia,ʻona	rāua	rātou

Etymology 2

Verb

au

1. tosew

Tày

Alternative forms

• âu

Etymology

FromProto-Tai*ʔawᴬ(“totake”).Cognate withNorthern Thaiᩐᩣ,Laoເອົາ(ʼao),Lüᦀᧁ(˙ʼaw),Tai Damꪹꪮꪱ,Shanဢဝ်(ʼǎo),Ahom𑜒𑜧(ʼaw)or𑜒𑜧𑜈𑜫(ʼaww)or𑜒𑜨𑜧(ʼow),Zhuangaeu,Thaiเอา(ao).

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An–Tràng Định)IPA^(key):[ʔaw˧˧]
• (Trùng Khánh)IPA^(key):[ʔaw˦˥]

Verb

au(㓜)

1. totake;toseize;toreceive

   auchèn―toseizemoney

2. tomarry

   aucăn―tomarryeach other

Derived terms

• au châư
• au làng
• au lường

References

• Lương Bèn (2011)Từ điển Tày-Việt‎^[5][6](in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
• Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor,Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày‎^[7](in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910)Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français‎^[8](in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Ternate

Etymology

FromProto-North Halmahera*aun(“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈa.u]

Noun

au

1. blood

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001)A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia,University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*qauʀ,compareIndonesianaur.

Noun

au

1. bamboo

Tidore

Etymology

FromProto-North Halmahera*aun(“blood”).

Noun

au

1. blood

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈa.u]
• Hyphenation:a‧u

Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*au.Cognates includeHawaiianauandSamoana'u.

Pronoun

au

1. I,me

See also

Tokelauan personal pronouns

Independent
	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (excl.)	au,kita1	kimāua	kimā	kimātou
1st person (incl.)	―	kitāua	kitā	kitātou
2nd person	koe	koulua		koutou
3rd person	ia	kilāua	kilā	kilātou
Agentive clitic
	singular	dual		plural
1st person (excl.)	kō	kimā		kimātou
1st person (incl.)	―	kitā		kitātou
2nd person	kē	koulua		koutou
3rd person	ia	kilā		kilātou
1)Sympathetic *)Pronouns preceded bykimay drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.

Etymology 2

FromProto-Polynesian*-u.Cognates includeHawaiianāuandSamoanāu.

Determiner

au

1. (alienable)thy,your

See also

Tokelauan possessive determiners

	Definite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	toku, tota1	tomāua	tomā	tomātou	oku, ota1	omāua	omā	omātou
1st person (incl.)	―	totāua	totā	totātou	―	otāua	otā	otātou
2nd person	tō	toulua		toutou	ō	oulua		outou
3rd person	tona	tolāua	tolā	tolātou	ona	olāua	olā	olātou
	Definite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	taku, tata1	tamāua	tamā	tamātou	aku, ata1	amāua	amā	amātou
1st person (incl.)	―	tatāua	tatā	tatātou	―	atāua	atā	atātou
2nd person	tau	taulua		tautou	au	aulua		autou
3rd person	tana	talāua	talā	talātou	ana	alāua	alā	alātou
	Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	hoku, hota1	homāua	homā	homātou	nioku, niota1	ni omāua	ni omā	ni omātou
1st person (incl.)	―	hotāua	hotā	hotātou	―	ni otāua	ni otā	ni otātou
2nd person	hō	houlua		houtou	niō	nioulua		nioutou
3rd person	hona	holāua	holā	holātou	niona	ni olāua	ni olā	ni olātou
	Indefinite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
		long	short			long	short
1st person (excl.)	haku, hata1	hamāua	hamā	hamātou	niaku, niata1	ni amāua	ni amā	ni amātou
1st person (incl.)	―	hatāua	hatā	hatātou	―	ni atāua	ni atā	ni atātou
2nd person	hau	haulua		hautou	niau	niaulua		niautou
3rd person	hana	halāua	halā	halātou	niana	ni alāua	ni alā	ni alātou
1)Sympathetic

Etymology 3

FromProto-Polynesian*aqu.Cognates includeTonganaʻuandSamoanau.

Verb

au

1. (intransitive,+ ki)toreach
2. (stative)to bematuredatbirth

Etymology 4

FromProto-Polynesian*qau.Cognats includeHawaiianauandMaoriau.

Noun

au

1. current,flow(of water)

Etymology 5

FromProto-Polynesian*qahu.Cognates includeHawaiianauandSamoanau.

Noun

au

1. gall,bile
2. gall bladder

Etymology 6

FromProto-Polynesian*hau.Cognates includeMaoriauandSamoanau.

Noun

au

1. needleforthatching
2. combofneedlesfortattooing

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[9],Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 3

Tongan

Alternative forms

• ou

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*au,fromProto-Oceanic*(i-)au,fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Austronesian*(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/a.u/

Pronoun

au

1. I(personal pronoun)
2. me(direct object of a verb)
3. me(object of a preposition)
4. me(indirect object of a verb)
5. my(belonging to me)

Tuvaluan

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*au,fromProto-Oceanic*(i-)au,fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*(i-)aku,fromProto-Austronesian*(i-)aku.

Pronoun

au

1. I(personal pronoun)
2. me(direct object of a verb)
3. me(object of a preposition)
4. me(indirect object of a verb)
5. my(belonging to me)

See also

Tuvaluan personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person			au,aku	maaua(exclusive) taaua(inclusive)	maatou(exclusive) taatou(inclusive)
2nd person			koe	koulua	koulou
3rd person			ia,a ia	laaua	laatou

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội)IPA^(key):[ʔaw˧˧]
• (Huế)IPA^(key):[ʔaw˧˧]
• (Saigon)IPA^(key):[ʔa(ː)w˧˧]

• Audio(Saigon):

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Adjective

au

1. brightandcheerful

Further reading

• "au"in Hồ Ngọc Đức,Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project(details)

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈa.u/

Verb

au

1. (transitive)toclimb,ascend

   taauto pu―Iclimbthe mountain

2. (intransitive,of the moon)torise

Conjugation

Conjugation ofau(action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		taau	maau	aau
2nd person		naau	faau
3rd person	inanimate	iau	daau
	animate
imperative		naau,au	faau,au

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982)The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[10],Pacific linguistics(asaw)
• James Collins (1982)Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[11],Pacific linguistics

Western Apache

Particle

au

1. yes