ōu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ou"

Japanese

Romanization

ōu

1. Rōmaji transcription of おおう

Khiamniungan Naga

An axe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ou⁵⁵/

• Audio:

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Noun

ōu

1. (Patsho) an axe that is use to split or break something especially wood.

Mandarin

Romanization

ōu (ou¹, Zhuyin ㄡ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匲
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 匽
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘔 / 呕
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 塳
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 櫙
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 歐 / 欧
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 毆 / 殴
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 沢
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 漙 / 𬇘
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 熰 / 𬉼
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 甌 / 瓯
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瞘 / 眍
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 紆 / 纡
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 䉱 / 𬕦
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謳 / 讴
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鏂 / 𰽜
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 吽
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𡂿 / 𫪘
19. 鴎, 鷗, 鸥: seagull, tern

Māori

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːu/ [ˈoːʉ]

Determiner

ōu

1. your; dual/plural inalienable

Declension

Māori possessive pronouns

		singular object			dual/plural object
		A category	O category	neutral	A category	O category	neutral
singular subject	1st person	tāku	tōku	taku	āku	ōku	aku
	2nd person	tāu	tōu	tō	āu	ōu	ō
	3rd person	tāna	tōna	tana	āna	ōna	ana
dual subject	1st person, inclusive	tā tāua	tō tāua	—	ā tāua	ō tāua	—
	1st person, exclusive	tā māua	tō māua	—	ā māua	ō māua	—
	2nd person	tā kōrua	tō kōrua	—	ā kōrua	ō kōrua	—
	3rd person	tā rāua	tō rāua	—	ā rāua	ō rāua	—
plural subject	1st person, inclusive	tā tātou	tō tātou	—	ā tātou	ō tātou	—
	1st person, exclusive	tā mātou	tō mātou	—	ā mātou	ō mātou	—
	2nd person	tā koutou	tō koutou	—	ā koutou	ō koutou	—
	3rd person	tā rātou	tō rātou	—	ā rātou	ō rātou	—

A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “ōu”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *o-u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoː.u]
• Hyphenation: ō‧u

Pronoun

o ōu

1. (inalienable) yours

See also

Tokelauan possessive pronouns

inalienable (O-type)	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (exclusive)	o oku, o kita1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person	o ōu, o koe	o koulua		o koutou
3rd person	o ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
alienable (A-type)	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (exclusive)	a aku, a kita1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person	a āu, a koe	a koulua		a koutou
3rd person	a ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou

¹⁾ Sympathetic
Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns.

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 34