ouy

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Kawishana[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ouy

  1. (Tocantins) water

References[edit]

  • Lińguas arawak da Amazônia setentrional: comparação e descrição (2001)
  • Anales: Sección historico-filosófica (Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo, 1904), citing Martius for the Japurá form and Spix for the Tocantins form

Middle French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Old French oïl, from *Vulgar Latin hoc ille.

Interjection[edit]

ouy

  1. yes
Antonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • French: oui

Etymology 2[edit]

Old French , see ouyr.

Verb[edit]

ouy

  1. past participle of ouyr
Descendants[edit]

Walloon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French oil, uel, ueil, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ouy m

  1. (anatomy) eye