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{{also|ay|аю}}
==Adyghe==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ady|[aːw]}}

===Adverb===
{{ady-adv}}

# [[there]], within that area (far away from here)
#: {{uxi|ady|'''ау''' макӏо|he is going '''there'''}}
#: {{uxi|ady|'''ау''' гъэтӏылъ|put it '''there'''}}
#: {{uxi|ady|'''ау''' ущымыщх|don't eat '''there'''}}
# [[but]]
#: {{uxi|ady|Сыгу къео, '''ау''' сэ нэмыкI Iофхэр сиI.|I am sorry, '''but''' I already have plans.}}
#: {{uxi|ady|сиунэ къакӏу, '''ау''' цуакъэ плъыжьыхэр къэхьых|Come to my house, '''but''' bring the red shoes.}}

==Bashkir==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ba|[ɑw]}}
* {{hyphenation|ba|ау}} ''(one syllable)''

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|ba|trk-pro|*āg|gloss=net}}.
Compare to {{cog|kk|ау}}, {{cog|alt|уу}}, {{cog|tr|ağ}}.

====Noun====
{{ba-noun}}

# {{lb|ba|hunting}} [[trap]], [[snare]]
# {{lb|ba|fishing}} [[net]], [[dragnet]], [[seine]]
# [[spiderweb]], [[cobweb]]

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|ba|trk-pro|*āb|gloss=hunt, chase}}.

Cognate with
{{cog|otk|𐰉|tr=ab||hunt}},
{{cog|tr|av|gloss=hunt, hunting}}.

====Noun====
{{ba-noun}}

# [[hunt]], [[hunting]] [[expedition]]

=====Declension=====
{{ba-noun-c|а|у}}

==Kazakh==
{{kk-regional|ау|اۋ}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|kk|trk-pro|*āg|gloss=net}}.

====Noun====
{{kk-noun}}

# [[fishing]] [[net]]

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|kk|тор}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|kk|trk-pro|*āb|gloss=hunt, chase}}.

====Noun====
{{kk-noun}}

# [[hunt]], [[hunting]] [[expedition]]

=====Declension=====
{{kk-noun-c|а|у}}

===Etymology 3===

====Interjection====
{{head|kk|interjection}}

# [[ah]], [[oh]]

==Macedonian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{mk-IPA}}

===Interjection===
{{head|mk|interjection}}

# [[oh my]]
# [[ow]], [[ouch]]

==Nivkh==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|niv|ыу}} (''[[Amur]]'')

===Pronunciation===
{{niv-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{head|niv|noun}}

# {{lb|niv|Amur}} [[voice]]
# {{lb|niv|Amur}} [[sound]]

==Russian==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{ru-IPA|а́у}}

====Interjection====
{{head|ru|interjection|head=а́у}}

# {{lb|ru|colloquial}} [[huh]]? ({{n-g|used as a response to one's name being called or to indicate not quite having heard something}})
#: {{syn|ru|а|а́ушки<q:diminutive>}}
#: {{ux|ru|— [[Юлия|Юль]]! — '''А́у'''?|— Yuliya! — '''Huh'''?}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{ru-IPA|ау́}}

====Interjection====
{{head|ru|interjection|head=ау́}}

# [[hello]]? (is anyone there?)