Contionary:vu

Ancient Chaian

Pronunciation

(Ancient Chaian) IPA: /ˈvu/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Chaian *vu

Noun

vu inan (plural vuň); strong noun, u-stem

1. path, way

Inflection

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vu	vuň
Genitive	vuvauz	vunauz
Possessive	vaurivu	vaurivuň
Dative	vukai	vunai
Accusative	vuniv	vuniv
Causative	vuši	vunaši
Instrumental	vusin	vunin
Comitative	vuxi	vuni
Locative	xivu	xivuň

Etymology 2

Back-formation from vume ("still"), analyzed as vu + -me (negation marker)

Descriptor

vu

1. moving, active, not stationary

Inflection

Case	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Nominative	vu	vuši	vufaug
Genitive	vuvauz	vušivauz	vufaugauz
Possessive	vaurivu	vaurivuši	vaurivufaug
Dative	vukai	vušikai	vufaugai
Accusative	vuniv	vušiniv	vufaugiv
Causative	vuši	vušiši	vufaugaši
Instrumental	vusin	vušisin	vufaugin
Comitative	vuxi	vušixi	vufaugi
Locative	xivu	xivuši	xivufaug
Adverbial	vuvu	vušivu	vufaugu

Etymology 3

Verb

vu

1. passive particle of vuvau