arjau

Catalan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin aiāce(m), oiāce(m), from Ancient Greek οἴᾱξ, οἴᾱκος (oíāx, oíākos). The initial ar- may be due to influence from words of Arabic origin with an initial article.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /əɾˈʒaw/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ərˈʒaw/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /aɾˈd͡ʒaw/

Noun

arjau m (plural arjaus)

tiller

See also

timó

Further reading

“arjau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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