ау

See also: ay and аю

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːw]

Adverb

ау • (awu)

1. there, within that area (far away from here)

   ау макӏо ― awu makʷʼo ― he is going there

   ау гъэтӏылъ ― awu ğɛtʼəlˢ ― put it there

   ау ущымыщх ― awu wuśəməśx ― don't eat there

2. but

   Сыгу къео, ау сэ нэмыкI Iофхэр сиI. ― Səgʷu qewo, awu sɛ nɛməkʼ ʼwofxɛr siʼ. ― I am sorry, but I already have plans.

   сиунэ къакӏу, ау цуакъэ плъыжьыхэр къэхьых ― siwunɛ qakʷʼu, awu cʷaqɛ plˢəźəxɛr qɛḥəx ― Come to my house, but bring the red shoes.

Bashkir

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑw]
• Hyphenation: ау (one syllable)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āg (“net”). Compare to Kazakh ау (au), Southern Altai уу (uu), Turkish ağ.

Noun

ау • (aw)

1. (hunting) trap, snare
2. (fishing) net, dragnet, seine
3. spiderweb, cobweb

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *āb (“hunt, chase”).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉 (ab, “hunt”), Turkish av (“hunt, hunting”).

Noun

ау • (aw)

1. hunt, hunting expedition

Declension

Declension of ау

	singular	plural
absolute	ау (aw)	ауҙар (awźar)
definite genitive	ауҙың (awźıñ)	ауҙарҙың (awźarźıñ)
dative	ауға (awğa)	ауҙарға (awźarğa)
definite accusative	ауҙы (awźı)	ауҙарҙы (awźarźı)
locative	ауҙа (awźa)	ауҙарҙа (awźarźa)
ablative	ауҙан (awźan)	ауҙарҙан (awźarźan)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	اۋ
Cyrillic	ау
Latin	au

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āg (“net”).

Noun

ау • (au)

1. fishing net

Synonyms

• тор (tor)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *āb (“hunt, chase”).

Noun

ау • (au)

1. (archaic) hunt, hunting expedition

Declension

Declension of ау

	singular	plural
nominative	ау (au)	аулар (aular)
genitive	аудың (audyñ)	аулардың (aulardyñ)
dative	ауға (auğa)	ауларға (aularğa)
accusative	ауды (audy)	ауларды (aulardy)
locative	ауда (auda)	ауларда (aularda)
ablative	аудан (audan)	аулардан (aulardan)
instrumental	аумен (aumen)	аулармен (aularmen)

Etymology 3

Interjection

ау • (au)

1. ah, oh

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈau]

Interjection

ау • (au)

1. oh my
2. ow, ouch

Nivkh

Alternative forms

• ыу (əu) (Amur)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /au/

Noun

ау (au)

1. (Amur) voice
2. (Amur) sound

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaʊ]

Interjection

а́у • (áu)

1. (colloquial) huh? (used as a response to one's name being called or to indicate not quite having heard something)

   Synonyms: а (a), (diminutive) а́ушки (áuški)

   — Юль! — А́у?

   — Julʹ! — Áu?

   — Yuliya! — Huh?

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈu]

Interjection

ау́ • (aú)

1. hello? (is anyone there?)

Tatar

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *āb. Cognate to Bashkir ау (aw), etc.

Noun

ау • (aw)

1. hunt

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *āg. Cognate to Bashkir ау (aw), etc.

Noun

ау • (aw)

1. net