arjau

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *oiācem, from Ancient Greek οἴᾱκος (oíākos). The initial ar- may be due to influence from words of Arabic origin with an initial article.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈʒaw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aɾˈd͡ʒaw]

Noun

arjau m (plural arjaus)

1. tiller

See also

• timó

References

• “arjau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

• “arjau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.