awu

awu

Ewe

Noun

awu

1. garment

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Gun

Etymology

Most likely stemming from Proto-Gbe *awu or possibly from Yoruba ẹ̀wù, cognates include Fon awù, Ewe awu, Nupe èwò, Edo ẹ́wù, Owé Yoruba àwù, Èkìtì Yoruba èù, Ifè àwù, Urhobo ewun (shirt), Isoko ewu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.wù/

Audio (Nigeria)

(file)

Noun

awù (plural awù lɛ́ or awù lẹ́)

1. garment

   Synonyms: avɔ̀, avọ̀

2. coat

   Onọ̀ ṣié họ̀ awù yọ̀yọ́ àtọ̀n ná mi / Onɔ̀ cé xɔ̀ awù yɔ̀yɔ́ àtɔ̀n ná mi ― My mother bought three new coats for me

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Iraqw

Noun

awu m (plural awee f)

1. bull

References

• Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 9

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Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦲꦮꦸ
• Roman: awoe (dated)

Etymology

From Old Javanese hawu.

Noun

awu (krama ngoko awu)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)
2. dust

References

• “[ awu]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].

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Xhosa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [âːwu]

Interjection

âwu

1. oh!