joujou

French

Etymology

Diminutive form of jouet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒu.ʒu/

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• Homophone: joujoux
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

joujou m (plural joujoux)

1. (childish) a toy; a plaything

Usage notes

Only seven words in French ending in -ou have their plurals in -oux instead of -ous: bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou.

Further reading

• “joujou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

West Makian

Etymology

A reduplication of jou (politeness morpheme), from Ternate jou (“lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒo.u.ˈd͡ʒo.u/

Noun

joujou

1. the hand, arm

   Synonyms: ia, kamma (informal)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics (as jowjow)