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Languages (21)
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Afar • Albanian • Ao • Betawi • Brunei Malay • East Central German • Hopi • Igala • Ilongot • Itawit • Kamkata-viri • Rapa Nui • Romanian • Sardinian • Tausug • Ternate • Tetum • Thao • Tokelauan • Yogad
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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping of English Atwot with u as a placeholder.

Symbol

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atu

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

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Afar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic *ʔanti, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognates include Hebrew אַתָּה, Oromo ati, Saho atu, Sidamo ati and Somali áad.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈtu/ [ʔʌˈtʊ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧tu

Pronoun

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atú

  1. thou, you (singular)

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Afar personal pronouns
1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m f
subject singular anú atú úsuk ís
plural nanú isín úsun
object singular yó kó ká tét
plural né sín kén

References

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  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Albanian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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atu

  1. trump

Ao

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Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tu (“to dig”).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Chungli) IPA(key): /a˥.tu˥/, [a˥.tu˥]

    Verb

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    atu

    1. (Chungli) to dig
    2. (Chungli) to stab, pierce
    Inflection
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    Inflection of atu (Chungli)
    Affirmative Negative
    Past Simple atu matu
    Perfect tuogo metuogo
    Present Simple atur matur
    Progressive tudar
    tudagi    		 metudar
    metudagi
    Future/infinitive atutsü matutsü
    Imperative tuang tatu
    Present participle tua metui
    Conditional tura
    turabang    		 metura
    meturabang

    Etymology 2

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      Pronunciation

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      • (Chungli) IPA(key): /a˥.tu˩/, [a˥.tu˩]

      Verb

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      atu

      1. (Chungli) to go up
      Inflection
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      Inflection of atu (Chungli)
      Affirmative Negative
      Past Simple atu matu
      Perfect atuogo matuogo
      Present Simple atur matur
      Progressive atudar
      atudagi      		 matudar
      matudagi
      Future/infinitive atutsü matutsü
      Imperative atuang tatu
      Present participle atua matui
      Conditional atura
      aturabang      		 matura
      maturabang

      Further reading

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      • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[3], Berkeley: University of California, page 51
      • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 5
      • Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, pages 111, 146-147, 150

      Betawi

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      From Classical Malay satu.

      Numeral

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      atu

      1. one

      Anagrams

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      Brunei Malay

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      Pronoun

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      atu

      1. that, those

      East Central German

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      Etymology

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      From Middle High German mir tout ande nach, from Middle High German ande, ant (“a slight, an affront”). Compare German antun, Old Dutch andon.

      Verb

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      atu

      1. (Erzgebirgisch) to have Sehnsucht
      2. (Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to do something to somebody
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      References

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      • Wörterbuch der obersächsischen und erzgebirgischen Mundarten, P. 4

      Further reading

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      • Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[4] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 18

      Hopi

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      Noun

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      atu (plural atùut)

      1. head louse

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      Igala

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      Átu

      Etymology

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      Cognate with Yoruba ẹtu

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      Noun

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      átu

      1. duiker; (in particular) Maxwell's duiker

      Ilongot

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

      Noun

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      átu

      1. dog (animal)

      References

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      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Itawit

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

      Noun

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      átu

      1. dog (animal)

      References

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      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Kamkata-viri

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Nuristani, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hantár, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér.

      Adverb

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      atú (Western, Northeastern)[1][2]

      1. in

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      1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “â′tu”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[1]
      2. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2024). A Grammatical Description of the Katë Language (Nuristani) (PhD thesis). Köln: Universität zu Köln.

      Rapa Nui

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈatu/
      • Rhymes: -atu
      • Hyphenation: a‧tu

      Verb

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      atu

      1. (transitive) to squeeze

      References

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      • Veronica Du Feu (1996), Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 206

      Romanian

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from French atout.

      Noun

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      atu n (plural atuuri)

      1. (card games) trump
      2. asset

      Declension

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      singular only indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative atu atuul
      genitive-dative atu atuului
      vocative atuule

      Sardinian

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      From Latin actus. Compare Italian atto.

      Noun

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      atu m (plural atos)

      1. act

      Further reading

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      • “atu”, in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda [Online Dictionary of the Sardinian Language and Culture] (in Sardinian, Italian, and English), Autonomous Region of Sardinia [Sardinian: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna]

      Tausug

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      Pronunciation

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      • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔatu/ [ʔɑˈt̪u]
      • Rhymes: -u
      • Syllabification: a‧tu

      Noun

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      atu (Sulat Sūg spelling اَتُ)

      1. enemy; opponent

      Ternate

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      Pronunciation

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      Verb

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      atu

      1. (transitive) to attach

      Conjugation

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      Conjugation of atu
      singular plural
      inclusive exclusive
      1st person toatu foatu miatu
      2nd person noatu niatu
      3rd
      person       		masculine oatu iatu
      yoatu (archaic)
      feminine moatu
      neuter iatu

      References

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      • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

      Tetum

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      Etymology

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      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Verb

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      atu

      1. will

      Further reading

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      • Fransiskus Monteiro (1985), Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

      Thao

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Austronesian *asu.

      Noun

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      atu

      1. dog (animal)

      References

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      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

      Tokelauan

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): [ˈa.tu]
      • Hyphenation: a‧tu

      Etymology 1

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      From Proto-Polynesian *qatu. Cognates include Tongan ʻotu and Samoan atu.

      Noun

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      atu

      1. row
      2. set

      Verb

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      atu

      1. (transitive) to align in a row

      Etymology 2

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      Te atu (2).

      From Proto-Polynesian *qatu. Cognates include Hawaiian aku and Tongan ʻatu.

      Noun

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      atu

      1. skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

      Etymology 3

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      From Proto-Polynesian *atu. Cognates include Hawaiian aku and Samoan atu.

      Particle

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      atu

      1. Used to denote a motion of the action of the preceding verb from the speaker to the hearer; away
      Antonyms
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      References

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      • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[5], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21

      Yogad

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

      Noun

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      atú

      1. dog

      References

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      • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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