agu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "agu"

Translingual

Symbol

agu

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Aguacateca.

Albanian

Noun

agu

inflection of ag:
1. definite nominative singular
2. indefinite dative/ablative singular

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Verb

agu

imperative of agi

Estonian

Etymology

Unknown. Several theories exist:

Of Baltic origin (compare Latvian sakas and Lithuanian šaka).
From Proto-Germanic *hakkōną.
From the same source as Lithuanian šokti.
From the same source as Finnish häkä.

Noun

agu (genitive ao, partitive agu)

morning twilight

Declension

Declension of agu (ÕS type 18/nägu, g-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		agu	aod
accusative	nom.	agu
accusative	gen.	ao
genitive		ao	agude
partitive		agu	agusid
illative		akku aosse	agudesse
inessive		aos	agudes
elative		aost	agudest
allative		aole	agudele
adessive		aol	agudel
ablative		aolt	agudelt
translative		aoks	agudeks
terminative		aoni	agudeni
essive		aona	agudena
abessive		aota	agudeta
comitative		aoga	agudega

Synonyms

Garifuna

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɡu/

Noun

agu

(anatomy) eye

Inflection

Possessives of *agu*
	singular		plural
first	nagu		wagu
second	bagu		hagu
third	masculine	feminine	hagu
third	lagu	tagu	hagu

Japanese

Romanization

agu

Rōmaji transcription of あぐ

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

aga (Barlavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese água.

Noun

agu

(Sotavento) water

References

Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
Veiga, Manuel (2012), Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Kristang

Noun

agu

water

References

John A. Holm, Pidgins and Creoles, volume 2, page 296: Malacca CP "mpoku agu" [some water]
Alan N. Baxter, A grammar of Kristang: (Malacca Creole Portuguese) (1988)

Middle French

Alternative forms

aigu

Etymology

From Old French agu.

Adjective

agu m (feminine singular ague, masculine plural agus, feminine plural agues)

sharp

Descendants

French: aigu
- → Norwegian Bokmål: aigu

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.ɡu/, [ˈɑ.ɣu]

Noun

agu f

magpie

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	agu	aga, age
accusative	age	aga, age
genitive	age	aga
dative	age	agum

References

Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “agu”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Salar

Etymology

Borrowed from Bonan.

Pronunciation

(Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /ɑːku/
(Ili, Xinjiang; Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /ɑku/

Noun

agu

elder or younger sister of father; paternal aunt
Antonym: acü (“elder or younger brother of mother; maternal uncle”)

Agum işni it gelci.
My aunt has done the job (and, she) has come here.

Related terms

bo (“elder brother of father; elder paternal uncle”)
baba (“elder brother of father; elder paternal uncle”)
dada (“younger brother of father; younger paternal uncle”)
ayi (“elder or younger sister of mother; maternal aunt”)

References

Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “agu”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 286
Yakup, Abdurishid (2002), “agu”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[1], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 38
马伟 (Ma Wei); 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016), “agu”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages - Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), pages 58, 271

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

hagu (dated)

Etymology

From English hog.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɡu/, [a̠ɡu], [ɑ̟ɡu]

Noun

agu

pig, hog
- 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore‎^[2], New York: Columbia University Press, page 424:
  Bɔfru dɛ krei̯, Dia dɛ krei̯, Tamanwa 'ɛ krei̯. Nō mō ala den meti 'ɛ gowe wą' wą'. Nō mō Hagu drapɛ, 'ɛ bari, ‘Bia, bia, bia, / Mi yɛre suma dɛdɛ, / Ma karaki dɛ bro.’
  [Bofru e krei, Dia e krei, Tamanwa e krei. Nomo ala den meti e gwe wanwan. Nomo Agu drape e bari, 'Bia, bia, bia / Mi yere suma dede / Ma karaki e bro.']
  Buffalo was crying, Deer was crying, Anteater was crying. No sooner did all the animals go away one by one, than Hog called out, ‘Bia, bia, bia, / I hear a person died, / But his backside breathes.’

Derived terms

agumeti (“pork”)
agupen (“pigspen, pigsty”)

References

Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “agu”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Turkish

Interjection

agu

A word to affectionately address an infant being nursed.
Synonym: agucuk

References

“agu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Weyewa

Verb

agu

(Loli) to grasp; embrace

References

Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010), “agu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat