amu

See also: aamu, AMU, amú, amʊ, and āmǔ

English

Noun

amu (plural amus)

  1. Abbreviation of atomic mass unit.

Anagrams

Ama

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɒˈmúː/

Noun

amu

  1. nose

Amanab

Adverb

amu

  1. yesterday

Annobonese

Pronoun

amu

  1. I first-person singular pronoun

References
  • 1994, Jacques Arends, Pieter Muysken, Norval Smith (editors), Pidgins and Creoles: an introduction
  • 2005, John H. McWhorter, Defining Creole

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin habeō (“I have, hold”). Compare Daco-Romanian avea, am.

Verb

amu (past participle avutã)

  1. I have.
  2. (auxiliary, with past participles to form perfect tense) I have...

Conjugation
past participle avutã
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
mine/mini tine/tini nãs, nãsã/nãsa noi voi nãsh, nãse/nãsi
present amu, am ai ari, are avemu, avem avetsi, avets au
imperfect aveam aveai avea, avia aveam aveatsi avea

Asturian

Etymology

Compare Spanish amo.

Noun

amu m (plural amos)

  1. owner, master
  2. boss

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hamo.

Noun

amu ?

  1. (fishing) hook (for fishing)

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

amù

  1. master

Noun

amû

  1. monkey

Esperanto

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Verb

amu

  1. imperative of ami

Higaonon

Etymology

Akin to Cebuano amo.

Noun

amù

  1. monkey

Japanese

Romanization

amu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あむ

Jumaytepeque

Noun

amu

  1. spider

References
  • Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages

Kambera

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀamut (“fibrous roots”).

Noun

amu

  1. root

Karekare

Noun

àmù

  1. water

References
  • Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201, →ISBN:
    […] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-ˀ "water" [GT]:
    (1) Ch. *h-m "water" [GT]: WCh. *hama [Stl.]: AS *ham (Gmy. *hām) [GT 2004, 153] = *am [Stl. 1977] = *ham [Dlg.] = *ham [Stl. 1987]: […] Krkr. àmù [Schuh], […]

Leonese

Verb

amu

  1. first-person singular present indicative of amare

Mi'kmaq

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Algonquian *a·mo·wa.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.mu/, [amu]

Noun

amu anim (plural amu'g, obviative amu'l)

  1. bee

References
  1. Hewson, John (2017), “*a·mo·wa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

Further reading
  • “amu”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary‎, 1997–2023

Quechua

Adjective

amu

  1. mute, dumb

Noun

amu

  1. mute person
  2. lord
  3. fertilizer, manure

Declension
declension of amu
singular plural
nominative amu amukuna
accusative amuta amukunata
dative amuman amukunaman
genitive amup amukunap
locative amupi amukunapi
terminative amukama amukunakama
ablative amumanta amukunamanta
instrumental amuwan amukunawan
comitative amuntin amukunantin
abessive amunnaq amukunannaq
comparative amuhina amukunahina
causative amurayku amukunarayku
benefactive amupaq amukunapaq
associative amupura amukunapura
distributive amunka amukunanka
exclusive amulla amukunalla
possessive forms of amu
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative amuy amuykuna
accusative amuyta amuykunata
dative amuyman amuykunaman
genitive amuypa amuykunap
locative amuypi amuykunapi
terminative amuykama amuykunakama
ablative amuymanta amuykunamanta
instrumental amuywan amuykunawan
comitative amuynintin amuykunantin
abessive amuyninnaq amuykunannaq
comparative amuyhina amuykunahina
causative amuyrayku amuykunarayku
benefactive amuypaq amuykunapaq
associative amuypura amuykunapura
distributive amuyninka amuykunanka
exclusive amuylla amuykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative amuyki amuykikuna
accusative amuykita amuykikunata
dative amuykiman amuykikunaman
genitive amuykipa amuykikunap
locative amuykipi amuykikunapi
terminative amuykikama amuykikunakama
ablative amuykimanta amuykikunamanta
instrumental amuykiwan amuykikunawan
comitative amuykintin amuykikunantin
abessive amuykinnaq amuykikunannaq
comparative amuykihina amuykikunahina
causative amuykirayku amuykikunarayku
benefactive amuykipaq amuykikunapaq
associative amuykipura amuykikunapura
distributive amuykinka amuykikunanka
exclusive amuykilla amuykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative amun amunkuna
accusative amunta amunkunata
dative amunman amunkunaman
genitive amunpa amunkunap
locative amunpi amunkunapi
terminative amunkama amunkunakama
ablative amunmanta amunkunamanta
instrumental amunwan amunkunawan
comitative amunintin amunkunantin
abessive amunninnaq amunkunannaq
comparative amunhina amunkunahina
causative amunrayku amunkunarayku
benefactive amunpaq amunkunapaq
associative amunpura amunkunapura
distributive amuninka amunkunanka
exclusive amunlla amunkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative amunchik amunchikkuna
accusative amunchikta amunchikkunata
dative amunchikman amunchikkunaman
genitive amunchikpa amunchikkunap
locative amunchikpi amunchikkunapi
terminative amunchikkama amunchikkunakama
ablative amunchikmanta amunchikkunamanta
instrumental amunchikwan amunchikkunawan
comitative amunchiknintin amunchikkunantin
abessive amunchikninnaq amunchikkunannaq
comparative amunchikhina amunchikkunahina
causative amunchikrayku amunchikkunarayku
benefactive amunchikpaq amunchikkunapaq
associative amunchikpura amunchikkunapura
distributive amunchikninka amunchikkunanka
exclusive amunchiklla amunchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative amuyku amuykukuna
accusative amuykuta amuykukunata
dative amuykuman amuykukunaman
genitive amuykupa amuykukunap
locative amuykupi amuykukunapi
terminative amuykukama amuykukunakama
ablative amuykumanta amuykukunamanta
instrumental amuykuwan amuykukunawan
comitative amuykuntin amuykukunantin
abessive amuykunnaq amuykukunannaq
comparative amuykuhina amuykukunahina
causative amuykurayku amuykukunarayku
benefactive amuykupaq amuykukunapaq
associative amuykupura amuykukunapura
distributive amuykunka amuykukunanka
exclusive amuykulla amuykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative amuykichik amuykichikkuna
accusative amuykichikta amuykichikkunata
dative amuykichikman amuykichikkunaman
genitive amuykichikpa amuykichikkunap
locative amuykichikpi amuykichikkunapi
terminative amuykichikkama amuykichikkunakama
ablative amuykichikmanta amuykichikkunamanta
instrumental amuykichikwan amuykichikkunawan
comitative amuykichiknintin amuykichikkunantin
abessive amuykichikninnaq amuykichikkunannaq
comparative amuykichikhina amuykichikkunahina
causative amuykichikrayku amuykichikkunarayku
benefactive amuykichikpaq amuykichikkunapaq
associative amuykichikpura amuykichikkunapura
distributive amuykichikninka amuykichikkunanka
exclusive amuykichiklla amuykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative amunku amunkukuna
accusative amunkuta amunkukunata
dative amunkuman amunkukunaman
genitive amunkupa amunkukunap
locative amunkupi amunkukunapi
terminative amunkukama amunkukunakama
ablative amunkumanta amunkukunamanta
instrumental amunkuwan amunkukunawan
comitative amunkuntin amunkukunantin
abessive amunkunnaq amunkukunannaq
comparative amunkuhina amunkukunahina
causative amunkurayku amunkukunarayku
benefactive amunkupaq amunkukunapaq
associative amunkupura amunkukunapura
distributive amunkunka amunkukunanka
exclusive amunkulla amunkukunalla

Rayón Zoque

Noun

amu

  1. spider

Derived terms
  • amutake

References
  • Harrison, Roy; B. de Harrison, Margaret; López Juárez, Francisco; Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3

Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ad modo (compare Dalmatian jamo (“now”), Aromanian amo, acmo). Informal counterpart to acum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aˈmu]

Adverb

amu

  1. now
    Synonyms: acu, acum, acuma

References

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin hamus. Compare Italian amo.

Noun

amu

  1. hook (for fishing), fishhook

Sicilian

Verb

amu

  1. first-person singular present active indicative of amari
  2. first-person singular present active subjunctive of amari

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

amu (n class, plural amu)

  1. Alternative form of ami

Tausug

Etymology

Akin to Cebuano amo.

Noun

amu

  1. monkey

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ammo-, probably from Proto-Uralic *ammi. Cognates include Finnish ammoin.

Adverb

amu

  1. long (a long time ago)
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