kâu

See also: kau, Kau, kāu, kaŭ, kaʻu, -kau, kau-, and ká’ȕ

Aiwoo

Etymology

From Proto-Reefs-Santa Cruz *kkau, from Proto-Oceanic *kakaʀu.

Verb

kâu

  1. to swim

References
  • Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.

Min Nan
For pronunciation and definitions of kâu – see 猴 (“monkey; ape; etc.”).
(This character, kâu, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 猴.)
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