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Achang

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Pronunciation

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  • (Myanmar) /dɑu˧˩/

Verb

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daus

  1. to be tired, exhausted
    Synonym: nyung

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 22

Catalan

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Noun

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daus

  1. plural of dau

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Norse dauss, from Old French dous, deus, deuz.

Noun

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daus m (genitive singular dauss, nominative plural dausar)

  1. the side of a die with two pips (in dice games, especially backgammon); deuce
Declension
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Declension of daus (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative daus dausinn dausar dausarnir
accusative daus dausinn dausa dausana
dative daus dausnum dausum dausunum
genitive dauss daussins dausa dausanna

Etymology 2

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Uncertain, but possibly from daus (deuce), derived from the notion that two was a bad number to get, or because the two pips on the two-eyed side of some dice may have resembled buttocks.

Noun

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daus m (genitive singular dauss, nominative plural dausar)

  1. buttocks, arse
Declension
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Declension of daus (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative daus dausinn dausar dausarnir
accusative daus dausinn dausa dausana
dative daus dausnum dausum dausunum
genitive dauss daussins dausa dausanna

White Hmong

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Noun

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daus

  1. snow