ouy

Kawishana

Alternative forms

Noun

ouy

  1. (Tocantins) water

References
  • Lińguas arawak da Amazônia setentrional: comparação e descrição (2001)
  • Anales: Sección historico-filosófica (Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo, 1904), citing Martius for the Japurá form and Spix for the Tocantins form

Middle French

Etymology 1

Old French oïl, from Vulgar Latin *hoc ille.

Interjection

ouy

  1. yes
Antonyms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Old French oï, see ouyr.

Verb

ouy

  1. past participle of ouyr
Descendants

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French oil, uel, ueil, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Noun

ouy m

  1. (anatomy) eye
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