aua

See also: AUA, auã, and auă

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori aua.

Noun

aua (plural aua)

  1. (New Zealand) Aldrichetta forsteri, a mullet of the family Mugilidae.
    • 1855, Richard Taylor, Te Ika a Maui: Or, New Zealand and Its Inhabitants (page 133)
      When the eyes of those who fish for eels are closed, the eyes of those who fish for the aua are open.
    • 1872, ‎Frederick Wollaston Hutton, ‎Sir James Hector, Fishes of New Zealand: Catalogue with Diagnoses of the Species
      The Picton Herring, a dried fish commonly known throughout the colony, is the Aua preserved by smoking.

Anagrams

Annobonese

Etymology

From Portuguese água (“water”).

Noun

aua

  1. water
    • 1957, Rvd. P. Natalio Barrena, Gramatica Annobonesa, Instituto de Estudios Africanos, page 43:
      bo da mi ja d’ aua;
      give me some water;

Chuukese

Pronoun

aua

  1. we (exclusive)

Adjective

aua

  1. we are (exclusive)
Present and past tense Negative tense Future Negative future Distant future Negative determinate
Singular First person ua use upwe usap upwap ute
Second person ka, ke kose, kese kopwe, kepwe kosap, kesap kopwap, kepwap kote, kete
Third person a ese epwe esap epwap ete
Plural First person aua (exclusive)
sia (inclusive) 		ause (exclusive)
sise (inclusive) 		aupwe (exclusive)
sipwe (inclusive) 		ausap (exclusive)
sisap (inclusive) 		aupwap (exclusive)
sipwap (inclusive) 		aute (exclusive)
site (inclusive)
Second person oua ouse oupwe ousap oupwap oute
Third person ra, re rese repwe resap repwap rete

Fijian

Noun

aua

  1. hour

German

Interjection

aua

  1. ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)

Synonyms

Further reading

  • aua in Duden online

Gilbertese

Numeral

aua

  1. four

Maori

Noun

aua

  1. herring

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈwaː/

Interjection

aua

  1. ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)

Synonyms

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.

Noun

aua f

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter) water

Derived terms

Swahili

Verb

-aua (infinitive kuaua)

  1. to survey, examine, trace out

Conjugation

Conjugation of -aua
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuaua kutoaua
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative aua aueni
Habitual huaua
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive niliaua
naliaua		 tuliaua
twaliaua		 uliaua
waliaua		 mliaua
mwaliaua		 aliaua waliaua uliaua iliaua liliaua yaliaua kiliaua viliaua iliaua ziliaua uliaua kuliaua paliaua muliaua
Relative nilioaua
nalioaua		 tulioaua
twalioaua		 ulioaua
walioaua		 mlioaua
mwalioaua		 alioaua walioaua ulioaua ilioaua lilioaua yalioaua kilioaua vilioaua ilioaua zilioaua ulioaua kulioaua palioaua mulioaua
Negative sikuaua hatukuaua hukuaua hamkuaua hakuaua hawakuaua haukuaua haikuaua halikuaua hayakuaua hakikuaua havikuaua haikuaua hazikuaua haukuaua hakukuaua hapakuaua hamukuaua
Present
Positive ninaaua
naaua		 tunaaua unaaua mnaaua anaaua wanaaua unaaua inaaua linaaua yanaaua kinaaua vinaaua inaaua zinaaua unaaua kunaaua panaaua munaaua
Relative ninaoaua
naoaua		 tunaoaua unaoaua mnaoaua anaoaua wanaoaua unaoaua inaoaua linaoaua yanaoaua kinaoaua vinaoaua inaoaua zinaoaua unaoaua kunaoaua panaoaua munaoaua
Negative siaui hatuaui huaui hamaui haaui hawaaui hauaui haiaui haliaui hayaaui hakiaui haviaui haiaui haziaui hauaui hakuaui hapaaui hamuaui
Future
Positive nitaaua tutaaua utaaua mtaaua ataaua wataaua utaaua itaaua litaaua yataaua kitaaua vitaaua itaaua zitaaua utaaua kutaaua pataaua mutaaua
Relative nitakaoaua tutakaoaua utakaoaua mtakaoaua atakaoaua watakaoaua utakaoaua itakaoaua litakaoaua yatakaoaua kitakaoaua vitakaoaua itakaoaua zitakaoaua utakaoaua kutakaoaua patakaoaua mutakaoaua
Negative sitaaua hatutaaua hutaaua hamtaaua hataaua hawataaua hautaaua haitaaua halitaaua hayataaua hakitaaua havitaaua haitaaua hazitaaua hautaaua hakutaaua hapataaua hamutaaua
Subjunctive
Positive niaue tuaue uaue maue aaue waaue uaue iaue liaue yaaue kiaue viaue iaue ziaue uaue kuaue paaue muaue
Negative nisiaue tusiaue usiaue msiaue asiaue wasiaue usiaue isiaue lisiaue yasiaue kisiaue visiaue isiaue zisiaue usiaue kusiaue pasiaue musiaue
Present Conditional
Positive ningeaua tungeaua ungeaua mngeaua angeaua wangeaua ungeaua ingeaua lingeaua yangeaua kingeaua vingeaua ingeaua zingeaua ungeaua kungeaua pangeaua mungeaua
Negative nisingeaua
singeaua		 tusingeaua
hatungeaua		 usingeaua
hungeaua		 msingeaua
hamngeaua		 asingeaua
hangeaua		 wasingeaua
hawangeaua		 usingeaua
haungeaua		 isingeaua
haingeaua		 lisingeaua
halingeaua		 yasingeaua
hayangeaua		 kisingeaua
hakingeaua		 visingeaua
havingeaua		 isingeaua
haingeaua		 zisingeaua
hazingeaua		 usingeaua
haungeaua		 kusingeaua
hakungeaua		 pasingeaua
hapangeaua		 musingeaua
hamungeaua
Past Conditional
Positive ningaliaua tungaliaua ungaliaua mngaliaua angaliaua wangaliaua ungaliaua ingaliaua lingaliaua yangaliaua kingaliaua vingaliaua ingaliaua zingaliaua ungaliaua kungaliaua pangaliaua mungaliaua
Negative nisingaliaua
singaliaua		 tusingaliaua
hatungaliaua		 usingaliaua
hungaliaua		 msingaliaua
hamngaliaua		 asingaliaua
hangaliaua		 wasingaliaua
hawangaliaua		 usingaliaua
haungaliaua		 isingaliaua
haingaliaua		 lisingaliaua
halingaliaua		 yasingaliaua
hayangaliaua		 kisingaliaua
hakingaliaua		 visingaliaua
havingaliaua		 isingaliaua
haingaliaua		 zisingaliaua
hazingaliaua		 usingaliaua
haungaliaua		 kusingaliaua
hakungaliaua		 pasingaliaua
hapangaliaua		 musingaliaua
hamungaliaua
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningeliaua tungeliaua ungeliaua mngeliaua angeliaua wangeliaua ungeliaua ingeliaua lingeliaua yangeliaua kingeliaua vingeliaua ingeliaua zingeliaua ungeliaua kungeliaua pangeliaua mungeliaua
General Relative
Positive niauao tuauao uauao mauao aauao waauao uauao iauao liauao yaauao kiauao viauao iauao ziauao uauao kuauao paauao muauao
Negative nisioaua tusioaua usioaua msioaua asioaua wasioaua usioaua isioaua lisioaua yasioaua kisioaua visioaua isioaua zisioaua usioaua kusioaua pasioaua musioaua
Gnomic
Positive naaua twaaua waaua mwaaua aaua waaua waaua yaaua laaua yaaua chaaua vyaaua yaaua zaaua waaua kwaaua paaua mwaaua
Perfect
Positive nimeaua tumeaua umeaua mmeaua ameaua wameaua umeaua imeaua limeaua yameaua kimeaua vimeaua imeaua zimeaua umeaua kumeaua pameaua mumeaua
"Already"
Positive nimeshaaua tumeshaaua umeshaaua mmeshaaua ameshaaua wameshaaua umeshaaua imeshaaua limeshaaua yameshaaua kimeshaaua vimeshaaua imeshaaua zimeshaaua umeshaaua kumeshaaua pameshaaua mumeshaaua
"Not yet"
Negative sijaaua hatujaaua hujaaua hamjaaua hajaaua hawajaaua haujaaua haijaaua halijaaua hayajaaua hakijaaua havijaaua haijaaua hazijaaua haujaaua hakujaaua hapajaaua hamujaaua
"If/When"
Positive nikiaua tukiaua ukiaua mkiaua akiaua wakiaua ukiaua ikiaua likiaua yakiaua kikiaua vikiaua ikiaua zikiaua ukiaua kukiaua pakiaua mukiaua
"If not"
Negative nisipoaua tusipoaua usipoaua msipoaua asipoaua wasipoaua usipoaua isipoaua lisipoaua yasipoaua kisipoaua visipoaua isipoaua zisipoaua usipoaua kusipoaua pasipoaua musipoaua
Consecutive
Positive nikaaua tukaaua ukaaua mkaaua akaaua wakaaua ukaaua ikaaua likaaua yakaaua kikaaua vikaaua ikaaua zikaaua ukaaua kukaaua pakaaua mukaaua
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English hour.

Noun

aua

  1. hour

Usage notes

Also used to mark the counting of time. See kilok.

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