Contionary:au
Ancient Sassrian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- /a.u/
Root
au (ts)
- to go
Brooding
Pronunciation
(Brooding) IPA: /au̯/
Particle
au
- that, which. Relativizer for object heads.
Grayis
Pronunciation
(Grayis) IPA: /au̯/
Particle
au
- of, belonging to. Genitive Particle
Rokadong
Pronunciation
(Pahang) IPA: [ˈaw˥˧, ˈaw˧˥] (aka)
Particle
au (au)
- emphasis particle
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Usage notes
At the beginning or end of a sentence, or in its own sentence, au expresses excitement or emphasis on the preceding phrase. Usually, the former uses the standard falling pitch contour, while the latter reverses the pitch contour, though context will also likely indicate which meaning au has.
Related terms
Qasunattuuji
Pronunciation
Etymology
Verb
au
- (intransitive) to age
- (intransitive) to rot
- (intransitive) to decay
- (intransitive) to deteriorate
Knrawi
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Etymology
Inherited.
Pronunciation
⫽a˥ʊ⫽
- (Standard) IPA(key): [a˥w]
- (Royal) IPA(key): [a˥w]
- (Urban Anajrn) IPA(key): [ä˥w]
- (Ufhewat) IPA(key): [a˥w]
- (Zjiiama) IPA(key): [a˥w]
Noun
au
- clothes, clothing
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| sg | pl/indef | |||||||
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| sgv | ptv | sgv | ptv | |||||
| gen | gen | gen | gen | |||||
| nom/dat | aúg | aûg | aúvi | aûvi | aùg | aûg* | aùvi | aûvi* |
| acc | au | âu | ziau | zîau | àu | âu* | zìau | zîau* |
| loc | sg aúg | sĝ aûg | sr aúvi | sr̂ aûvi | sg̀ aùg | sĝ aûg* | sr̀ aùvi | sr̂ aûvi* |
| *low falling tone in some regions | ||||||||