Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Vau, name for the letter v.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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фа́у (fáun inan (indeclinable)

  1. The German letter V, v.
    Synonym: вэ ()

Ubykh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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фау (faw)

  1. struggle, wrestling

Verb

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фау (faw) (plural фақьа)

  1. to struggle, wrestling

References

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  • Vogt, Hans (1963) Dictionnaire de la Langue Oubykh[1] (in French), Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, page 120