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apu

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See also: APU, apʉ, apu-, apú, and ấp ủ

Batui

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celebic *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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apu

  1. fire

Further reading

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  • David Mead, Edy Pasanda, An Initial Appreciation of the Dialect Situation in Saluan and Batui (Eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia) (2015)

Borong

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Noun

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apu

  1. water

References

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Chamorro

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Etymology

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From Pre-Chamorro *ʔapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

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apu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *apu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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apu

  1. help, aid, assistance, relief, succour
    Apua!Help!
    jonkin avullawith the help of something / using something
  2. (in expressions) helping hand, one who helps
  3. remedy, relief (something that provides a removal of stress or discomfort)
  4. (in compounds) auxiliary, additional, accessory
    apukoneauxiliary engine

Declension

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Inflection of apu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
nominative apu avut
genitive avun apujen
partitive apua apuja
illative apuun apuihin
singular plural
nominative apu avut
accusative nom. apu avut
gen. avun
genitive avun apujen
partitive apua apuja
inessive avussa avuissa
elative avusta avuista
illative apuun apuihin
adessive avulla avuilla
ablative avulta avuilta
allative avulle avuille
essive apuna apuina
translative avuksi avuiksi
abessive avutta avuitta
instructive avuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of apu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative apuni apuni
accusative nom. apuni apuni
gen. apuni
genitive apuni apujeni
partitive apuani apujani
inessive avussani avuissani
elative avustani avuistani
illative apuuni apuihini
adessive avullani avuillani
ablative avultani avuiltani
allative avulleni avuilleni
essive apunani apuinani
translative avukseni avuikseni
abessive avuttani avuittani
instructive
comitative apuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative apusi apusi
accusative nom. apusi apusi
gen. apusi
genitive apusi apujesi
partitive apuasi apujasi
inessive avussasi avuissasi
elative avustasi avuistasi
illative apuusi apuihisi
adessive avullasi avuillasi
ablative avultasi avuiltasi
allative avullesi avuillesi
essive apunasi apuinasi
translative avuksesi avuiksesi
abessive avuttasi avuittasi
instructive
comitative apuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative apumme apumme
accusative nom. apumme apumme
gen. apumme
genitive apumme apujemme
partitive apuamme apujamme
inessive avussamme avuissamme
elative avustamme avuistamme
illative apuumme apuihimme
adessive avullamme avuillamme
ablative avultamme avuiltamme
allative avullemme avuillemme
essive apunamme apuinamme
translative avuksemme avuiksemme
abessive avuttamme avuittamme
instructive
comitative apuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative apunne apunne
accusative nom. apunne apunne
gen. apunne
genitive apunne apujenne
partitive apuanne apujanne
inessive avussanne avuissanne
elative avustanne avuistanne
illative apuunne apuihinne
adessive avullanne avuillanne
ablative avultanne avuiltanne
allative avullenne avuillenne
essive apunanne apuinanne
translative avuksenne avuiksenne
abessive avuttanne avuittanne
instructive
comitative apuinenne

Derived terms

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adjectives
nouns
verbs
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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From apa (father) +‎ -u (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒpu]
  • Hyphenation: apu
  • Rhymes: -pu

Noun

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apu

  1. dad

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative apu apuk
accusative aput apukat
dative apunak apuknak
instrumental apuval apukkal
causal-final apuért apukért
translative apuvá apukká
terminative apuig apukig
essive-formal apuként apukként
essive-modal
inessive apuban apukban
superessive apun apukon
adessive apunál apuknál
illative apuba apukba
sublative apura apukra
allative apuhoz apukhoz
elative apuból apukból
delative apuról apukról
ablative aputól apuktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
apué apuké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
apuéi apukéi
Possessive forms of apu
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. apum apuim
2nd person sing. apud apuid
3rd person sing. apuja apui
1st person plural apunk apuink
2nd person plural aputok apuitok
3rd person plural apujuk apuik

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • apu in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • apu in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognates include Finnish apu and Veps abu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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apu

  1. Synonym of api
    • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 109:
      Hää oli prostoist vanhemmist, varraa jäi vanhemmist i suureel vaivaal vanhemman veljän avul sai itsellee obrazovanjan.
      He had simple parents, lost [his] parents early on and with big difficulty with the help of his older brother got himself an education.

Declension

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Declension of apu (type 4/koivu, p-v gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative apu avut
genitive avun appuin, apuloin
partitive appua apuja, apuloja
illative appuu appui, apuloihe
inessive avus avuis, apulois
elative avust avuist, apuloist
allative avulle avuille, apuloille
adessive avul avuil, apuloil
ablative avult avuilt, apuloilt
translative avuks avuiks, apuloiks
essive apunna, appuun apuinna, apuloinna, appuin, apuloin
exessive1) apunt apuint, apuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 2
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 15

Kapampangan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu, from Proto-Austronesian *apu. Compare Ilocano apo, Tagalog apo, Cebuano apu, Malay empu, and Cebuano umpu. Also possibly from Hokkien 阿婆 (a-pô, paternal grandmother).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (grandparent) /ˈapuʔ/ [ˈäː.puʔ]
  • IPA(key): (grandparent) /ˈapu/ [ˈäː.pu]
  • IPA(key): (grandchild) /əˈpu/ [əˈpu]
  • Hyphenation: a‧pu

Noun

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ápû or ápu

  1. grandparent
    1. term of address for one's grandparents
  2. term of reference for one's grandmother
  3. title added to saint's names
    Apu Lusya
    Saint Lucy

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Noun

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apu

  1. grandchild

References

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  • Michael L. Forman (2019) Kapampangan Dictionary[2], University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 29 June 2021, page 11

Karelian

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Regional variants of apu
North Karelian
(Viena)
apu
South Karelian
(Tver)
abu

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *apu. Cognates include Finnish apu and Veps abu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑpu/
  • Hyphenation: a‧pu

Noun

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apu (genitive avun, partitive apuo)

  1. (North Karelian) help

Declension

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Viena Karelian declension of apu (type 1/tyttö, p-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative apu avut
genitive avun apujen
partitive apuo apuja
illative apuh apuloih
inessive avušša apuloissa
elative avušta apuloista
adessive avulla apuloilla
ablative avulta apuloilta
translative avukši apuloiksi
essive apuna apuloina
comitative apuloineh
abessive avutta apuloitta
Possessive forms of apu
1st person apuni
2nd person apuš
3rd person apuh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

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  • P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “помощь”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

Limos Kalinga

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Noun

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apú

  1. grandchild
  2. grandparent

Megleno-Romanian

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Etymology

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From Latin aqua. Compare Romanian apă, Aromanian apã, Istro-Romanian åpe.

Noun

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apu

  1. water

References

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  • Theodor Capidan, Dicționar meglenoromân (Megleno-Romanian dictionary)

Meriam

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Noun

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apu

  1. mother or paternal aunt

Pamona

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Noun

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apu

  1. fire

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Pitjantjatjara

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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apu

  1. stone, rock
  2. mountain, hill
  3. stone tool

Synonyms

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Quechua

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Ausangate or Awsanqa tiy: a well-known powerful apu, guardian of Cuzco.

Etymology

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Proto-Quechuan *apu

Pronunciation

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Noun

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apu

  1. (archaic) powerful lord
  2. an earthly guardian deity, represented by a mountain or which lives atop a mountain.

Declension

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Saluan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celebic *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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apu

  1. fire

Further reading

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  • David Mead, Edy Pasanda, An Initial Appreciation of the Dialect Situation in Saluan and Batui (Eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia) (2015)

Tokelauan

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Te apu (1).
Te apu (2).

Etymology

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Borrowed from English apple.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈa.pu]
  • Hyphenation: a‧pu

Noun

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apu

  1. apple
  2. apple tree (Malus domestica)

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 17

Uma

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celebic *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

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apu

  1. fire