"Au" meaning in English

See Au in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Au
  1. A language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. Categories (topical): Languages Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Au terms
    Sense id: en-Au-en-name-VufVLOFs Disambiguation of Languages: 66 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 歐/欧 (ou1) or 區/区 (ou1), or from German Au. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|yue|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Cantonese, {{bor+|en|yue|-}} Borrowed from Cantonese, {{zh-l|歐|tr=ou1}} 歐/欧 (ou1), {{zh-l|區|tr=ou1}} 區/区 (ou1), {{bor|en|de|Au}} German Au Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Au
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Au-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for Au meaning in English (2.0kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (82c8ff9 and f4967a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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