yau

See also: Yau and þau

Japanese

Romanization

yau

1. Rōmaji transcription of やう

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSu. Compare Indonesian engkau.

Pronoun

yau

1. you (singular)

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “yau”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 103

Mbyá Guaraní

Noun

yau

1. moss

San Miguel el Grande Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *yawiʔ.

Noun

yau

1. agave

Derived terms

• yau tɨ́cunchī

 

References

• Dyk, Anne, Stoudt, Betty (1965) Vocabulario mixteco de San Miguel el Grande (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 12)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, published 1973, pages 52, 93

Tok Pisin

Noun

yau

1. (anatomy) ear

Synonyms

• ia

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *ʔjuwᶜ (“small, young”), borrowed from Chinese 幼 (“young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʝau̯˧/

Adjective

yau

1. younger (than), smaller (than), lesser (than)

   Nws yau koj. ― He is younger than you.

Noun

yau

1. the younger

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *yáwì.

Noun

yau

1. hole
2. cave

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *yawiʔ.

Noun

yau

1. maguey

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[3] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 91