ayu

See also: Ayu

English
Ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis (sweetfish)

Etymology

From Japanese 鮎 (ayu, “sweetfish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːjuː/

Noun

ayu (usually uncountable, plural ayus)

  1. A sweetfish, an amphidromous fish of East Asia, the only member of its genus and family, Plecoglossus altivelis, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh. It is a game fish and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin allium.

Noun

ayu m (plural ayos)

  1. garlic (plant)

Gorontalo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ju/
  • Hyphenation: a‧yu
  • Rhymes: -ju, -u

Noun

ayu

  1. tree
  2. wood, timber

Japanese

Romanization

ayu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あゆ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of アユ

Javanese

Alternative forms

Adjective

ayu

  1. beautiful, pretty

Noun

ayu

  1. beauty

Leonese

Etymology

Noun

ayu m (plural ayos)

  1. garlic

References

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aju/
  • Rhymes: -aju, -ju, -u

Adjective

ayu (Jawi spelling ايو)

  1. dainty (Delicately small and pretty)
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