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 нэмыкӏ ӏофхэр сиӏ. ― 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 (aw)

	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. hunt, hunting expedition

Declension

declension of ау

	singular (жекеше)	plural (көпше)
nominative (атау септік)	ау (au)	аулар (aular)
genitive (ілік септік)	аудың (audyñ)	аулардың (aulardyñ)
dative (барыс септік)	ауға (auğa)	ауларға (aularğa)
accusative (табыс септік)	ауды (audy)	ауларды (aulardy)
locative (жатыс септік)	ауда (auda)	ауларда (aularda)
ablative (шығыс септік)	аудан (audan)	аулардан (aulardan)
instrumental (көмектес септік)	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?)