See also: gòu, gōu, göu, gǒu, Gǒu, and ȝou

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch gauw.

Adverb edit

gou

  1. quick, quickly

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

gou

  1. Nonstandard spelling of gōu.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of gǒu.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of gòu.

Usage notes edit

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Rotuman edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun edit

gou

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Scots edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English gulle, from a Brythonic language, from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨlann, from Proto-Celtic *wēlannā (seagull).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gou (plural gous)

  1. gull
  2. fool, stupid creature

Hyponyms edit

Derived terms edit

West Makian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gou

  1. (informal) foot, leg
    Synonyms: gufi, tarotaro (polite)

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

gou

  1. a torch made of coconut fronds

References edit

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics (as gow in the sense of "foot")

Zhuang edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *kuːᴬ (singular first-person pronoun (weak)). Cognate with Thai กู (guu), Lao ກູ ().

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

gou (Sawndip forms 𭆸 or or or or or 𪜩 or or , 1957–1982 spelling gou)

  1. I; me
    Synonyms: (dialectal) gwh, (dialectal) ngoh

See also edit

Standard Zhuang personal pronouns
Person Singular Plural
1st exclusive gou dou
inclusive raeuz
2nd mwngz sou
3rd de gyoengqde