joujou
French
Etymology
Diminutive form of jouet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒu.ʒu/
Audio (file) Audio (Paris) (file) - Homophone: joujoux
- Rhymes: -u
Noun
joujou m (plural joujoux)
- (childish) a toy; a plaything
Usage notes
Only seven words in French ending in -ou have their plurals in -oux instead of -ous: bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou.
Further reading
- “joujou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
West Makian
Etymology
A reduplication of jou (politeness morpheme), from Ternate jou (“lord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒo.u.ˈd͡ʒo.u/
Noun
joujou
- the hand, arm
- Synonyms: ia, kamma (informal)
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics (as jowjow)