ayu

See also: Ayu

English

Ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis (sweetfish)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 鮎 (ayu, “sweetfish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːjuː/

Noun

ayu (usually uncountable, plural ayus)

1. A sweetfish, an amphidromous fish of East Asia, the only member of its genus and family, Plecoglossus altivelis, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh. It is a game fish and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.

Synonyms

• ai

Translations

amphidromous fish

• Chinese:

  Hakka: please add this translation if you can

  Mandarin: 香魚／香鱼 (zh) (xiāngyú), 香鱼 (zh) (xiāngyú)

  Min Nan: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: aju
• Estonian: aiu
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: aju (fi)
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 은어 (ko) (銀魚, euneo)
• Tagalog: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• Yau

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin allium.

Noun

ayu m (plural ayos)

1. garlic (plant)

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Gorontalo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ju/
• Hyphenation: a‧yu
• Rhymes: -ju, -u

Noun

ayu

1. tree
2. wood, timber

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Japanese

Romanization

ayu

1. Rōmaji transcription of あゆ
2. Rōmaji transcription of アユ

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Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦲꦪꦸ
Roman	ayu

Alternative forms

• hayu

Adjective

ayu (krama-ngoko ayu)

1. beautiful, pretty

Noun

ayu (krama ngoko ayu)

1. beauty

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Leonese

Etymology

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

Noun

ayu m (plural ayos)

1. garlic

References

• AEDLL

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Malay

Alternative forms

• Ayu
• ايو

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aju/
• Rhymes: -aju, -ju, -u

Adjective

ayu (Jawi spelling ايو)

1. dainty (Delicately small and pretty)

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Taroko

Etymology

From Seediq yayu (“knife”)

Noun

ayu

1. a burn (landform)