apu
Batui[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celebic *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apu
Further reading[edit]
- David Mead, Edy Pasanda, An Initial Appreciation of the Dialect Situation in Saluan and Batui (Eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia) (2015)
Borong[edit]
Noun[edit]
apu
References[edit]
- Kaija Olkkonen, Soini Olkkonen, Somba-Siawari (Burum Mindik)—English dictionary (2007) (mentioned in the entry o)
Chamorro[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pre-Chamorro *ʔapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.
Noun[edit]
apu
- ash (solid remains of a fire)
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *apu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apu
- help, aid, assistance, relief, succour
- Apua! ― Help!
- jonkin avulla ― with the help of something / using something
- (in expressions) helping hand, one who helps
- remedy, relief (something that provides a removal of stress or discomfort)
- (in compounds) auxiliary, additional, accessory
- apukone ― auxiliary engine
Declension[edit]
Inflection of apu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) | ||||
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nominative | apu | avut | ||
genitive | avun | apujen | ||
partitive | apua | apuja | ||
illative | apuun | apuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | apu | avut | ||
accusative | nom. | apu | avut | |
gen. | avun | |||
genitive | avun | apujen | ||
partitive | apua | apuja | ||
inessive | avussa | avuissa | ||
elative | avusta | avuista | ||
illative | apuun | apuihin | ||
adessive | avulla | avuilla | ||
ablative | avulta | avuilta | ||
allative | avulle | avuille | ||
essive | apuna | apuina | ||
translative | avuksi | avuiksi | ||
instructive | — | avuin | ||
abessive | avutta | avuitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
- adjectives: avulias, avuton
- compound nouns: hätäapu, katastrofiapu
- interjections: apua
- verbs: auttaa, avustaa
- oma apu paras apu
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- "apu" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Anagrams[edit]
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From apa (“father”) + -u (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apu
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | apu | apuk |
accusative | aput | apukat |
dative | apunak | apuknak |
instrumental | apuval | apukkal |
causal-final | apuért | apukért |
translative | apuvá | apukká |
terminative | apuig | apukig |
essive-formal | apuként | apukként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | apuban | apukban |
superessive | apun | apukon |
adessive | apunál | apuknál |
illative | apuba | apukba |
sublative | apura | apukra |
allative | apuhoz | apukhoz |
elative | apuból | apukból |
delative | apuról | apukról |
ablative | aputól | apuktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
apué | apuké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
apuéi | apukéi |
Possessive forms of apu | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | apum | apuim |
2nd person sing. | apud | apuid |
3rd person sing. | apuja | apui |
1st person plural | apunk | apuink |
2nd person plural | aputok | apuitok |
3rd person plural | apujuk | apuik |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- apu in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- apu in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognates include Finnish apu and Veps abu.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑpu/, [ˈɑpu]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑpu/, [ˈɑb̥u]
- Rhymes: -ɑpu
- Hyphenation: a‧pu
Noun[edit]
apu
- Synonym of api
- 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 109:
- Hää oli prostoist vanhemmist, varraa jäi vanhemmist i suureel vaivaal vanhemman veljän avul sai itsellee obrazovanjan.
- He had simple parents, lost [his] parents early on and with big difficulty with the help of his older brother got himself an education.
Declension[edit]
Declension of apu (type 4/koivu, p-v gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | apu | avut |
genitive | avun | appuin, apuloin |
partitive | appua | apuja, apuloja |
illative | appuu | appui, apuloihe |
inessive | avus | avuis, apulois |
elative | avust | avuist, apuloist |
allative | avulle | avuille, apuloille |
adessive | avul | avuil, apuloil |
ablative | avult | avuilt, apuloilt |
translative | avuks | avuiks, apuloiks |
essive | apunna, appuun | apuinna, apuloinna, appuin, apuloin |
exessive1) | apunt | apuint, apuloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 2
Kapampangan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu, from Proto-Austronesian *apu. Compare Ilocano apo, Tagalog apo, Cebuano apu, Malay empu, and Cebuano umpu. Also possibly from Hokkien 阿婆 (a-pô, “paternal grandmother”).
Pronunciation 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
ápû (plural ápu)
- grandparent
- term of address for one's grandparents
- term of reference for one's grandmother
- title added to saint's names
- Apu Lusya
- Saint Lucy
See also[edit]
Pronunciation 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
apu
References[edit]
- Michael L. Forman (2019) Kapampangan Dictionary[1], University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 2021-06-29, page 11
Karelian[edit]
North Karelian (Viena) |
apu |
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South Karelian (Tver) |
abu |
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognates include Finnish apu and Veps abu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apu (genitive avun, partitive apuo)
Declension[edit]
Viena Karelian declension of apu (type 1/tyttö, p-v gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | apu | avut | |
genitive | avun | apujen | |
partitive | apuo | apuja | |
illative | apuh | apuloih | |
inessive | avušša | apuloissa | |
elative | avušta | apuloista | |
adessive | avulla | apuloilla | |
ablative | avulta | apuloilta | |
translative | avukši | apuloiksi | |
essive | apuna | apuloina | |
comitative | — | apuloineh | |
abessive | avutta | apuloitta |
Possessive forms of apu | ||
---|---|---|
1st person | apuni | |
2nd person | apuš | |
3rd person | apuh | |
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. |
References[edit]
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), “помощь”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
Limos Kalinga[edit]
Noun[edit]
apú
Megleno-Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aqua. Compare Romanian apă, Aromanian apã, Istro-Romanian åpe.
Noun[edit]
apu
References[edit]
- Theodor Capidan, Dicționar meglenoromân (Megleno-Romanian dictionary)
Meriam[edit]
Noun[edit]
apu
Pamona[edit]
Noun[edit]
apu
References[edit]
- Donald F. and Sharon G. Barr and C. Salombe, Languages of Central Sulawesi: checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists, Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University (1979), page 98
Pitjantjatjara[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apu
Synonyms[edit]
Saluan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celebic *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apu
Further reading[edit]
- David Mead, Edy Pasanda, An Initial Appreciation of the Dialect Situation in Saluan and Batui (Eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia) (2015)
Tokelauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apu
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 17
Uma[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celebic *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.
Noun[edit]
apu
- Batui terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Batui terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Batui terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Batui terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Batui terms with IPA pronunciation
- Batui lemmas
- Batui nouns
- Borong lemmas
- Borong nouns
- Chamorro terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Chamorro terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Chamorro terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Chamorro terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Chamorro lemmas
- Chamorro nouns
- ch:Chemistry
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑpu
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑpu/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- Hungarian diminutive nouns
- Hungarian nouns suffixed with -u
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hungarian/pu
- Rhymes:Hungarian/pu/2 syllables
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian nouns
- Hungarian three-letter words
- hu:Male family members
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑpu
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑpu/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- Ingrian terms with quotations
- Kapampangan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Kapampangan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Kapampangan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Kapampangan terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Kapampangan terms borrowed from Hokkien
- Kapampangan terms derived from Hokkien
- Kapampangan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Kapampangan lemmas
- Kapampangan nouns
- Kapampangan terms with usage examples
- pam:Family members
- Karelian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Karelian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Karelian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Karelian lemmas
- Karelian nouns
- North Karelian
- Limos Kalinga lemmas
- Limos Kalinga nouns
- Megleno-Romanian terms inherited from Latin
- Megleno-Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Megleno-Romanian lemmas
- Megleno-Romanian nouns
- Meriam lemmas
- Meriam nouns
- ulk:Family
- Pamona lemmas
- Pamona nouns
- Pitjantjatjara terms with IPA pronunciation
- Pitjantjatjara lemmas
- Pitjantjatjara nouns
- pjt:Geology
- Saluan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Saluan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Saluan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Saluan terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Saluan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Saluan lemmas
- Saluan nouns
- Tokelauan terms derived from Middle English
- Tokelauan terms derived from Old English
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Tokelauan terms borrowed from English
- Tokelauan terms derived from English
- Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tokelauan lemmas
- Tokelauan nouns
- tkl:Fruits
- tkl:Pome fruits
- Uma terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Uma terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Uma terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Uma terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Uma lemmas
- Uma nouns