auau

See also: au, au; au-au; and au au

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of auCategory:Hawaiian reduplications#AUAU.

Pronunciation

Verb

auauCategory:Hawaiian lemmas#AUAUCategory:Hawaiian verbs#AUAUCategory:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#AUAUCategory:Pages with entries#AUAUCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AUAU

  1. to walk lightly and swiftly
  2. to hasten, hurry, rush, excite to action
    Synonym: hoʻāuau

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “auau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN

Māori

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#AUAUCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#AUAU *(q)au (“howl, bark”).

Noun

auauCategory:Māori lemmas#AUAUCategory:Māori nouns#AUAUCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#AUAUCategory:Pages with entries#AUAUCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AUAU

  1. bark (of a dog)

Verb

auau (passive auautia)Category:Māori lemmas#AUAUCategory:Māori verbs#AUAUCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#AUAUCategory:Pages with entries#AUAUCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AUAU

  1. to bark

Etymology 2

Reduplication of auCategory:Māori reduplications#AUAU.

Noun

auauCategory:Māori lemmas#AUAUCategory:Māori nouns#AUAUCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#AUAUCategory:Pages with entries#AUAUCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AUAU

  1. frequency, rate

Verb

auauCategory:Māori lemmas#AUAUCategory:Māori verbs#AUAUCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#AUAUCategory:Pages with entries#AUAUCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AUAU

  1. (stativeCategory:Māori stative verbs#AUAU) to be frequent, recurring

Adverb

auauCategory:Māori lemmas#AUAUCategory:Māori adverbs#AUAUCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#AUAUCategory:Pages with entries#AUAUCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AUAU

  1. frequently, again and again

References

  • “auau” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Category:mi:Animal sounds#AUAU

Portuguese

Interjection

auauCategory:Portuguese lemmas#AUAUCategory:Portuguese interjections#AUAUCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#AUAUCategory:Pages with entries#AUAUCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AUAU

  1. alternative spelling of au au

Noun

auau m (plural auaus)Category:Portuguese lemmas#AUAUCategory:Portuguese nouns#AUAUCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#AUAUCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#AUAUCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#AUAUCategory:Pages with entries#AUAUCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AUAU

  1. alternative spelling of au au
Category:Hawaiian lemmas Category:Hawaiian reduplications Category:Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Hawaiian verbs Category:Māori adverbs Category:Māori lemmas Category:Māori nouns Category:Māori reduplications Category:Māori stative verbs Category:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian Category:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian Category:Māori terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Māori verbs Category:Pages with 3 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Portuguese countable nouns Category:Portuguese interjections Category:Portuguese lemmas Category:Portuguese masculine nouns Category:Portuguese nouns Category:mi:Animal sounds