See also: aamu, AMU, amú, amʊ, āmǔ, âm u, and ậm ừ

Translingual

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amu

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

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English

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Noun

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amu (plural amus)

  1. Abbreviation of atomic mass unit.

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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amu

  1. nose

Amanab

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Adverb

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amu

  1. yesterday

Annobonese

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Pronoun

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amu

  1. I first-person singular pronoun

References

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

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin habeō (to have, hold). Compare Daco-Romanian avea, am.

Verb

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amu first-singular present indicative (past participle avutã)

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

Conjugation

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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
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Asturian

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Etymology

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Compare Spanish amo.

Noun

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amu m (plural amos)

  1. owner, master
  2. boss

Basque

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish hamo.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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amu ?

  1. (fishing) hook (for fishing)

Dibabawon Manobo

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Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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amù

  1. master

Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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amû

  1. monkey

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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amu

  1. imperative of ami

Higaonon

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Etymology

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Akin to Cebuano amo.

Noun

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amù

  1. monkey

Japanese

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Romanization

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amu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あむ

Jumaytepeque

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Noun

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amu

  1. spider

References

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

Kambera

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut (fibrous roots).

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amu

  1. root

Kamkata-viri

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Nuristani *amākā, probably from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dmáH (at home), from Proto-Indo-European *démh₁, locative singular of *dṓm.

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amu f (Eastern Kata-viri, Western Kata-viri)[1][2]

  1. house
  2. room

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Nuristani, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā (soul, spirit), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-mō ~ *h₁h₁t-m̥nés (breath, spirit), from *h₁eh₁t- (to breathe) +‎ *-mō.

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amu (Kamviri, Western Kata-viri)[1]

  1. self

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Strand, Richard F. (2016) “âm′u”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[1]
  2. ^ https://iecor.clld.org/values/314-214-1

Karekare

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Noun

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àmù

  1. water

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

Leonese

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Verb

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amu

  1. first-person singular present indicative of amare

Mi'kmaq

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Etymology

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Likely from Proto-Algonquian *a·mo·wa.[1]

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Noun

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

  1. bee

References

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  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017) “*a·mo·wa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Further reading

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  • amu”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary[2], 1997–2025

Quechua

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Adjective

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amu

  1. mute, dumb

Noun

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amu

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

Declension

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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
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
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

Rayón Zoque

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Noun

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amu

  1. spider

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References

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  • 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)‎[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3

Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad modo (compare Dalmatian jamo (now), Aromanian amo, acmo). Informal counterpart to acum.

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amu

  1. now
    Synonyms: acu, acum, acuma

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Sardinian

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Etymology

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From Latin hamus. Compare Italian amo.

Noun

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amu

  1. hook (for fishing), fishhook

Sicilian

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Verb

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amu

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

Swahili

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Noun

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amu class IX (plural amu class X)

  1. alternative form of ami

Tausug

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Etymology

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Compare Cebuano mao.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔamu/ [ʔɑˈmu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: a‧mu

Adjective

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amu (Sulat Sūg spelling اَمُ)

  1. right; accurate; true; correct
    Bukun amu in hinang mu.
    You didn't do your work right.

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amu (Sulat Sūg spelling اَمُ)

  1. the very one, the very thing, the only one (Sometimes seems to mark something seriously referred or referring to something or someone being talked about, equivalent to Cebuano mao ra).
    Amu na siya in bantug mangungubat.
    He is the very one who is the famous healer.

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Veps

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *ammo-, probably from Proto-Uralic *ammi. Cognates include Finnish ammoin.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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amu

  1. long (a long time ago)