sayu

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sagum, compare Spanish sayo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaʝu/ [ˈsa.ʝu]
• Rhymes: -aʝu
• Syllabification: sa‧yu

Noun

sayu m (plural sayos)

1. smock
2. coat

Chungli Ao

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa˥.ju˥/, [sa˥.ju˥]

Verb

sayu

1. to show, display
2. to instruct

Inflection

Inflection of sayu (Chungli)

		Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	sayu	mesayu
	Perfect	sayuogo	mesayuogo
Present	Simple	sayur	mesayur
	Progressive	sayudar sayudagi	mesayudar mesayudagi
Future/infinitive		sayutsü	mesayutsü
Imperative		sayuang	tesayu
Present participle		sayua	mesayui
Conditional		sayura sayurabang	mesayura mesayurabang

Further reading

• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 159
• Clark, E. W. (1911), “SAYU, saiyu”, in Ao-Naga dictionary, Dimapur

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsaju/ [ˈsa.ju]
• Rhymes: -aju
• Syllabification: sa‧yu

Adjective

sayu

1. sad
2. down

Synonyms

• sedih
• sendu

Derived terms

• kesayuan
• menyayukan

• sayu rawan
• sayu rayu

Further reading

• “sayu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016