ау

• IPA^(key): [aːw]

ау • (āw)

1. there, within that area (far away from here)

   ау макӏо — he is going there

   ау гъэтӏылъ — put it there

   ау ущымыщх — don't eat there

2. but

   Сыгу къео, ау сэ нэмыкI Iофхэр сиI. — I am sorry, but I already have plans.

   сиунэ къакӏу, ау цуакъэ плъыжьыхэр къэхьых — Come to my house, but bring the red shoes.

• IPA^(key): [ɑw]
• Hyphenation: ау (one syllable)

From Proto-Turkic *āg (“net”).

ау • (aw)

1. (hunting) trap, snare
2. (fishing) net for catching fish, dragnet, seine
3. cobweb

From Proto-Turkic *āb (“hunt, chase”).

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉‎ (ab, “hunt”), Turkish av (“hunt, hunting”).

ау • (aw)

1. hunt, hunting expedition

ау • (au)

1. oh my
2. ow, ouch

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈu]

ау́ • (aú)

1. hello? (is anyone there?)