aeu

See also: æu

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʔawᴬ (“to take”). Cognate with Thai เอา (ao), Northern Thai ᩐᩣ, Lao ເອົາ (ʼao), Lü ᦀᧁ (˙ʼaw), Tai Dam ꪹꪮꪱ, Shan ဢဝ် (ʼǎo), Ahom 𑜒𑜧 (ʼaw), 𑜒𑜧𑜈𑜫 (ʼaww), 𑜒𑜨𑜧 (ʼow).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ʔau˨˦/
• Tone numbers: aeu¹
• Hyphenation: aeu

Verb

aeu (Sawndip forms 歐 or ⿱𠮛皿 or 嘔 or 摳 or 擙 or 澳 or 奥, 1957–1982 spelling əu)

1. to take; to fetch
2. to get; to own
3. to want; to desire (something)
4. to want (someone to do something)
5. (of a man) to marry (a woman); to take as a wife
6. to mate; to breed
7. to use (something for a purpose)
8. to have to; should