āu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "au"

Hawaiian

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːu/

Pronoun

āu

  1. yours, your Second person singular possessive, a-type.

Usage notes
  • Used after negatives, numbers, certain prepositions, and after nouns preceded by an article or a k-determiner.

Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of āu – see 後 (“behind; rear; back; later; after; afterwards; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 後).

Tokelauan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaː.u]
  • Hyphenation: ā‧u

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qa-u. Akin to Hawaiian āu and Samoan au.

Pronoun

a āu

  1. (alienable) yours
See also
Tokelauan possessive pronouns
Inalienable (O-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) o oku, o kita1 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person o ōu, o koe o koulua o koutou
3rd person o ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Alienable (A-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) a aku, a kita1 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person a āu, a koe a koulua a koutou
3rd person a ana a lāua a lā a lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns

Verb

āu

  1. (intransitive) to have a strong current

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 3
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