ау

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Adyghe

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ау (awu)

  1. there, within that area (far away from here)
    ау макӏоawu makʷʼohe is going there
    ау гъэтӏылъawu ğɛtʼəlˢput it there
    ау ущымыщхawu wuśəməśxdon't eat there
  2. but
    Сыгу къео, ау сэ нэмыкӏ ӏофхэр сиӏ.Səgʷu qewo, awu sɛ nɛməkʼ ʼwofxɛr siʼ.I am sorry, but I already have plans.
    сиунэ къакӏу, ау цуакъэ плъыжьыхэр къэхьыхsiwunɛ qakʷʼu, awu cʷaqɛ plˢəźəxɛr qɛḥəxCome to my house, but bring the red shoes.

Bashkir

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  • IPA(key): [ɑw]
  • Hyphenation: ау (one syllable)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *āg (net). Compare to Kazakh ау (au), Southern Altai уу (uu), Turkish .

Noun

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ау (aw)

  1. (hunting) trap, snare
  2. (fishing) net, dragnet, seine
  3. spiderweb, cobweb

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Turkic *āb (hunt, chase).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉 (ab, hunt), Turkish av (hunt, hunting).

Noun

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ау (aw)

  1. hunt, hunting expedition
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Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic اۋ
Cyrillic ау
Latin au

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *āg (net).

Noun

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ау (au)

  1. fishing net
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Turkic *āb (hunt, chase).

Noun

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ау (au)

  1. hunt, hunting expedition
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Interjection

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ау (au)

  1. ah, oh

Macedonian

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ау (au)

  1. oh my
  2. ow, ouch

Nivkh

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Noun

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ау (au)

  1. (Amur) voice
  2. (Amur) sound

Russian

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а́у (áu)

  1. (colloquial) huh? (used as a response to one's name being called or to indicate not quite having heard something)
    Synonyms: а (a), (diminutive) а́ушки (áuški)
    Юль! — А́у?
    — Julʹ! — Áu?
    — Yuliya! — Huh?

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ау́ ()

  1. hello? (is anyone there?)