vou

See also: Vou

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *voqou, from Proto-Oceanic *paqoʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh.

Adjective

vou

1. new (recently made or created)

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbow/ [ˈbow]
• Rhymes: -ow
• Hyphenation: vou

Verb

vou

1. first-person singular present indicative of ir

Further reading

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “ir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Old Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvow/

Noun

vou f

1. voice

Descendants

• Catalan: veu

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vou”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vou, from Latin vādō.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvo(w)/ [ˈvo(ʊ̯)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvo(w)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvo(w)/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbow/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvo/

• (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈβow]
• (São Miguel, Azores) IPA^(key): [ˈvø]

• Audio (Brazil (São Paulo)):

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• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -ow, -o
• Homophone: vô
• Hyphenation: vou

Verb

vou

1. first-person singular present indicative of ir