yau

See also: Yau and þau

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Yuwana with u and a interchanged.

Symbol

yau

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Yuwana terms

Japanese

Romanization

yau

1. Rōmaji transcription of やう

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSu. Compare Indonesian engkau.

Pronoun

yau

1. you (singular)

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “yau”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 103

Lashi

Etymology

Cognate with Burmese ကျ (kya.).

Pronunciation

• (Waingmaw) IPA^(key): [jaw˧˧]
• (Mongko) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˩]
• Hyphenation: yau

Verb

yau

1. (intransitive) to flow
   • 2005, “Apoem ayang꞉ 2:10 [Genesis 2:10]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible]‎^[1], page 4:

     Gyid dalang gi Eden moo yau lho꞉ khyam꞉ ri jhuʼ nhang꞉.

     One river flows out of Eden and makes the garden wet.

References

• Qingxia Dai; Jie Li (2007), 勒期语研究 [The study of the Leqi language], Beijing: Central Institute for Nationalities Publishing House, →ISBN, page 318
• Mark Wannemacher (2011), A phonological overview of the Lacid language‎^[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 26

Mbya Guarani

Noun

yau

1. moss

San Miguel el Grande Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *yawiʔ.

Noun

yau

1. agave

Derived terms

• yau tɨ́cunchī

References

• Dyk, Anne; Stoudt, Betty (1965), Vocabulario mixteco de San Miguel el Grande (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 12)‎^[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, published 1973, pages 52, 93

Tok Pisin

Noun

yau

1. (anatomy) ear

Synonyms

• ia

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *ʔjuwᶜ (“small, young”), borrowed from Chinese 幼 (“young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʝau̯˧/

Adjective

yau

1. younger (than), smaller (than), lesser (than)

   Nws yau koj. ― He is younger than you.

Noun

yau

1. the younger

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[4], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *yáwì.

Noun

yau

1. hole
2. cave

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *yawiʔ.

Noun

yau

1. maguey

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012), Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[5] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 91