eju

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Noun

eju ?

  1. (Issime) mother

References


Igala

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *é-jú, cognate with Yoruba ojú, Olukumi ózú, and Isekiri ejú

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /é.d͡ʒú/

Noun

éjú

  1. eye
    • 2015 February 12, John Idakwoji, An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 288:
      Ọ̀gá ẹ́lùbẹ́lù ákp'imọtọ ejú fọ́
      Measles can cause the eyes of a child to go blind
  2. face, look
  3. surface, opening
    • 2015 February 12, John Idakwoji, An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 288:
      É éjú agbè-í che énána
      The surface of that wound is really large
  4. area, neighborhood
  5. intuition, perception
    • 2015 February 12, John Idakwoji, An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, page 288:
      Éjú ku nàá g'anẹ̀-í ónẹ̀ dọ́mọ̄
      My intuition tells me that there is someone there

Derived terms

  • áféjú (blind person)
  • d'éjú bē (to blink, to wink)
  • éjú-échúbi (dizziness)
  • éjú-ékpá (frown, grimace)
  • éjú-ékpọfọ́ (blindness)
  • éjú-épi (bullying, coercion, intimidation)
  • kp'éjú rú (to concentrate)

Isekiri

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *é-jú, cognate with Yoruba ojú, Igala éjú, and Olukumi ózú.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ē.d͡ʒú/

Noun

ejú

  1. eye

Latvian

Noun

eju f

  1. accusative singular form of eja
  2. instrumental singular form of eja
  3. genitive plural form of eja

Verb

eju

  1. 1st person singular present indicative form of iet

Rayón Zoque

Noun

eju

  1. cough
  • ejyaju

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 6

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin eius. Formerly used in the town of Fonni.

Determiner

eju

  1. (Nuorese, obsolete) his, her

References

  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “éyu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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