mau u

See also: mau'u, mauʻu, and mãũ ũ

Yanomam

Etymology

From mau (“water”) +‎ u (classifier for liquids). Cognate to Yanomamö mãũ ũ.

Noun

mau u (classified holonym; singulative mau u, dual mau ukipë, definite plural mau uku, indefinite plural mau upë)

1. water

References

• Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017) Yanomama Clause Structure‎^[1], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 112