amu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "amu"

Languages (30)

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Ama • Amanab • Annobonese • Aromanian • Asturian • Basque • Dibabawon Manobo • Duna • Esperanto • Higaonon • Japanese • Jumaytepeque • Kambera • Kamkata-viri • Karekare • Leonese • Mi'kmaq • Quechua • Rayón Zoque • Romanian • Sardinian • Sicilian • Swahili • Tashelhit • Tausug • Ubang • Veps • Wahgi

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Amuzgo or Spanish amuzgo.

Symbol

amu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Guerrero Amuzgo.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Guerrero Amuzgo terms

English

Noun

amu (plural amus)

1. Abbreviation of atomic mass unit.

Anagrams

• AUM, MAU, MUA, Mau, UMA, Uma, aum

Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒˈmúː/

Noun

amu

1. nose

Amanab

Adverb

amu

1. yesterday

Annobonese

Pronoun

amu

1. I first-person singular pronoun

References

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

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• am

Etymology

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

Verb

amu (participle avutã)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of amu (irregular)

past participle			avutã
singular				plural
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

Related terms

• aveari / aveare
• avur

Asturian

Etymology

Compare Spanish amo.

Noun

amu m (plural amos)

1. owner, master
2. boss

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hamo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amu/ [a.mu]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -amu, -u
• Hyphenation: a‧mu

Noun

amu inan

1. (fishing) hook (for fishing)

Declension

Declension of amu (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	amu	amua	amuak	amuok
ergative	amuk	amuak	amuek	amuok
dative	amuri	amuari	amuei	amuoi
genitive	amuren	amuaren	amuen	amuon
comitative	amurekin	amuarekin	amuekin	amuokin
causative	amurengatik	amuarengatik	amuengatik	amuongatik
benefactive	amurentzat	amuarentzat	amuentzat	amuontzat
instrumental	amuz	amuaz	amuez	amuotaz
inessive	amutan	amuan	amuetan	amuotan
locative	amutako	amuko	amuetako	amuotako
allative	amutara	amura	amuetara	amuotara
terminative	amutaraino	amuraino	amuetaraino	amuotaraino
directive	amutarantz	amurantz	amuetarantz	amuotarantz
destinative	amutarako	amurako	amuetarako	amuotarako
ablative	amutatik	amutik	amuetatik	amuotatik
partitive	amurik	—	—	—
prolative	amutzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “amu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “amu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Dibabawon Manobo

Pronunciation 1

Noun

amù

1. master

Pronunciation 2

Noun

amû

1. monkey

Duna

Noun

amu

1. breast

References

• Bill Palmer, editor (2018), The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area, Berlin: de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 42

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamu/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -amu
• Syllabification: a‧mu

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

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

• amo (Western, Southeastern)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuristani, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dmáHnaH.

Noun

amú f (Western (Ktivi), Northeastern)

1. house
2. room

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nuristani, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtmā (“soul, spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁tmō.

Pronoun

amú (Western, Northeastern, Southeastern)

1. self

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mu/, [amu]

Noun

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

1. bee

Further reading

• “amu”, in Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online Talking Dictionary‎^[2], 1997–2026

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)‎^[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited 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

• “amu”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

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):

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Noun

amu class IX (plural amu class X)

1. alternative form of ami

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⵓ (amu, “to participate in”) and possibly Kabyle am (“to start”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amu/

Verb

amu (perfective umi or uma, imperfective ttamu, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵎⵓ, Arabic spelling آمو)

1. to contain, encompass, bear, hold

   توماتن كولّو الرحمت نّك ― tuma tn kullu rrḥmt nnk. ― Your mercy encompass them all.

   • 1976, “اور تومي تيط اسنّان”‎^[4]performed by إسافارن:

     اور تومي تيط اسنّان، اور تومي ابلا امان. اور تومي تاسا منّاو، اور تومي ابلا يان

     ur tumi tiṭṭ asnnan, ur tumi abla aman, ur tumi tasa mnnaw, ur tumi abla yan

     The spring does not bear thorns, It holds only water. The heart does not bear many, It holds only one.

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 A–E (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 309

Tausug

Etymology

Compare Cebuano mao.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔamu/ [ʔɑˈmu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: a‧mu

Adjective

amu (Sulat Sūg spelling اَمُ)

1. right; accurate; true; correct

   Bukun amu in hinang mu.

   You didn't do your work right.

Particle

amu (Sulat Sūg spelling اَمُ)

1. the very one, the very thing, the only one (Sometimes seems to mark something seriously referred or referring to something or someone being talked about, equivalent to Cebuano mao ra).

   Amu na siya in bantug mangungubat.

   He is the very one who is the famous healer.

Derived terms

• amu in
• amu ini
• amu yan
• amuna in
• amuna ini
• amuna sa ini
• amuna sa yan
• amuna yan
• kaamuan
• mag'amu
• umamu

Ubang

Noun

amu

1. (women's speech) water

References

• Margaret Okon, Topical Issues in Sociolinguistics: The Nigerian Perspective (2003), page 234

Veps

Etymology

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

Adverb

amu

1. long (a long time ago)

Wahgi

Noun

amu

1. breast

References

• Andrew Pawley et al., "The Trans New Guinea family", in The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide (2018, →ISBN)