amu

See also: aamu, AMU, amú, amʊ, and āmǔ

English

Noun

amu (plural amus)

1. Abbreviation of atomic mass unit.

Anagrams

• AUM, MAU, MUA, Mau, UMA, Uma, aum

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Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒˈmúː/

Noun

amu

1. nose

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Amanab

Adverb

amu

1. yesterday

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Annobonese

Pronoun

amu

1. I first-person singular pronoun

References

• 1994, Jacques Arends, Pieter Muysken, Norval Smith (editors), Pidgins and Creoles: an introduction
• 2005, John H. McWhorter, Defining Creole

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• am

Etymology

From Latin habeō (“I have, hold”). Compare Daco-Romanian avea, am.

Verb

amu (past participle avutã)

1. I have.
2. (auxiliary, with past participles to form perfect tense) I have...

Conjugation

past participle			avutã
singular				plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
	mine/mini	tine/tini	nãs, nãsã/nãsa	noi	voi	nãsh, nãse/nãsi
present	amu, am	ai	ari, are	avemu, avem	avetsi, avets	au
imperfect	aveam	aveai	avea, avia	aveam	aveatsi	avea

Related terms

• aveari/aveare
• avur

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Asturian

Etymology

Compare Spanish amo.

Noun

amu m (plural amos)

1. owner, master
2. boss

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Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hamo.

Noun

amu ?

1. (fishing) hook (for fishing)

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Dibabawon Manobo

Pronunciation 1

Noun

amù

1. master

Pronunciation 2

Noun

amû

1. monkey

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

amu

1. imperative of ami

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Japanese

Romanization

amu

1. Rōmaji transcription of あむ

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Jumaytepeque

Noun

amu

1. spider

References

• Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages

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Kambera

Noun

amu

1. root

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Karekare

Noun

àmù

1. water

References

• Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201:

  […] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-ˀ "water" [GT]:

  (1) Ch. *h-m "water" [GT]: WCh. *hama [Stl.]: AS *ham (Gmy. *hām) [GT 2004, 153] = *am [Stl. 1977] = *ham [Dlg.] = *ham [Stl. 1987]: […] Krkr. àmù [Schuh], […]

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Leonese

Verb

amu

1. first-person singular present indicative of amare

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Mi'kmaq

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mu/, [amu]

Noun

amu anim (plural amu'g, obviative amu'l)

1. bee

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Quechua

Adjective

amu

1. mute, dumb

Noun

amu

1. mute person
2. lord
3. fertilizer, manure

Declension

declension of amu

	singular	plural
nominative	amu	amukuna
accusative	amuta	amukunata
dative	amuman	amukunaman
genitive	amup	amukunap
locative	amupi	amukunapi
terminative	amukama	amukunakama
ablative	amumanta	amukunamanta
instrumental	amuwan	amukunawan
comitative	amuntin	amukunantin
abessive	amunnaq	amukunannaq
comparative	amuhina	amukunahina
causative	amurayku	amukunarayku
benefactive	amupaq	amukunapaq
associative	amupura	amukunapura
distributive	amunka	amukunanka
exclusive	amulla	amukunalla

possessive forms of amu

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	amuy	amuykuna
accusative	amuyta	amuykunata
dative	amuyman	amuykunaman
genitive	amuypa	amuykunap
locative	amuypi	amuykunapi
terminative	amuykama	amuykunakama
ablative	amuymanta	amuykunamanta
instrumental	amuywan	amuykunawan
comitative	amuynintin	amuykunantin
abessive	amuyninnaq	amuykunannaq
comparative	amuyhina	amuykunahina
causative	amuyrayku	amuykunarayku
benefactive	amuypaq	amuykunapaq
associative	amuypura	amuykunapura
distributive	amuyninka	amuykunanka
exclusive	amuylla	amuykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	amuyki	amuykikuna
accusative	amuykita	amuykikunata
dative	amuykiman	amuykikunaman
genitive	amuykipa	amuykikunap
locative	amuykipi	amuykikunapi
terminative	amuykikama	amuykikunakama
ablative	amuykimanta	amuykikunamanta
instrumental	amuykiwan	amuykikunawan
comitative	amuykintin	amuykikunantin
abessive	amuykinnaq	amuykikunannaq
comparative	amuykihina	amuykikunahina
causative	amuykirayku	amuykikunarayku
benefactive	amuykipaq	amuykikunapaq
associative	amuykipura	amuykikunapura
distributive	amuykinka	amuykikunanka
exclusive	amuykilla	amuykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	amun	amunkuna
accusative	amunta	amunkunata
dative	amunman	amunkunaman
genitive	amunpa	amunkunap
locative	amunpi	amunkunapi
terminative	amunkama	amunkunakama
ablative	amunmanta	amunkunamanta
instrumental	amunwan	amunkunawan
comitative	amunintin	amunkunantin
abessive	amunninnaq	amunkunannaq
comparative	amunhina	amunkunahina
causative	amunrayku	amunkunarayku
benefactive	amunpaq	amunkunapaq
associative	amunpura	amunkunapura
distributive	amuninka	amunkunanka
exclusive	amunlla	amunkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	amunchik	amunchikkuna
accusative	amunchikta	amunchikkunata
dative	amunchikman	amunchikkunaman
genitive	amunchikpa	amunchikkunap
locative	amunchikpi	amunchikkunapi
terminative	amunchikkama	amunchikkunakama
ablative	amunchikmanta	amunchikkunamanta
instrumental	amunchikwan	amunchikkunawan
comitative	amunchiknintin	amunchikkunantin
abessive	amunchikninnaq	amunchikkunannaq
comparative	amunchikhina	amunchikkunahina
causative	amunchikrayku	amunchikkunarayku
benefactive	amunchikpaq	amunchikkunapaq
associative	amunchikpura	amunchikkunapura
distributive	amunchikninka	amunchikkunanka
exclusive	amunchiklla	amunchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	amuyku	amuykukuna
accusative	amuykuta	amuykukunata
dative	amuykuman	amuykukunaman
genitive	amuykupa	amuykukunap
locative	amuykupi	amuykukunapi
terminative	amuykukama	amuykukunakama
ablative	amuykumanta	amuykukunamanta
instrumental	amuykuwan	amuykukunawan
comitative	amuykuntin	amuykukunantin
abessive	amuykunnaq	amuykukunannaq
comparative	amuykuhina	amuykukunahina
causative	amuykurayku	amuykukunarayku
benefactive	amuykupaq	amuykukunapaq
associative	amuykupura	amuykukunapura
distributive	amuykunka	amuykukunanka
exclusive	amuykulla	amuykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	amuykichik	amuykichikkuna
accusative	amuykichikta	amuykichikkunata
dative	amuykichikman	amuykichikkunaman
genitive	amuykichikpa	amuykichikkunap
locative	amuykichikpi	amuykichikkunapi
terminative	amuykichikkama	amuykichikkunakama
ablative	amuykichikmanta	amuykichikkunamanta
instrumental	amuykichikwan	amuykichikkunawan
comitative	amuykichiknintin	amuykichikkunantin
abessive	amuykichikninnaq	amuykichikkunannaq
comparative	amuykichikhina	amuykichikkunahina
causative	amuykichikrayku	amuykichikkunarayku
benefactive	amuykichikpaq	amuykichikkunapaq
associative	amuykichikpura	amuykichikkunapura
distributive	amuykichikninka	amuykichikkunanka
exclusive	amuykichiklla	amuykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	amunku	amunkukuna
accusative	amunkuta	amunkukunata
dative	amunkuman	amunkukunaman
genitive	amunkupa	amunkukunap
locative	amunkupi	amunkukunapi
terminative	amunkukama	amunkukunakama
ablative	amunkumanta	amunkukunamanta
instrumental	amunkuwan	amunkukunawan
comitative	amunkuntin	amunkukunantin
abessive	amunkunnaq	amunkukunannaq
comparative	amunkuhina	amunkukunahina
causative	amunkurayku	amunkukunarayku
benefactive	amunkupaq	amunkukunapaq
associative	amunkupura	amunkukunapura
distributive	amunkunka	amunkukunanka
exclusive	amunkulla	amunkukunalla

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Rayón Zoque

Noun

amu

1. spider

Derived terms

• amutake

References

• Harrison, Roy; B. de Harrison, Margaret; López Juárez, Francisco; Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin ad modo (compare Dalmatian jamo (“now”), Aromanian amo, acmo). Informal variant of acum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ aˈmu ]

Adverb

amu

1. now

Synonyms

• acu
• acum
• acuma

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin hamus. Compare Italian amo.

Noun

amu

1. (Campidanese) hook (for fishing), fishhook

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Sicilian

Verb

amu

1. first-person singular present active indicative of amari
2. first-person singular present active subjunctive of amari

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Swahili

Noun

amu (n class, plural amu)

1. Alternative form of ami

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Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish ammoin.

Adverb

amu

1. long (a long time ago)