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See also: gòu, gōu, göu, gǒu, Gǒu, and ȝou

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch gauw.

Adverb

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gou

  1. quick, quickly

Mandarin

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Romanization

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gou

  1. Nonstandard spelling of gōu.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of gǒu.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of gòu.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Rotuman

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

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gou

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct object of a verb)
  3. me (object of a preposition)
  4. me (indirect object of a verb)
  5. my (belonging to me)

Scots

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Etymology

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From Middle English gulle, from a Brythonic language, from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨlann, from Proto-Celtic *wēlannā (seagull).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gou (plural gous)

  1. gull
  2. fool, stupid creature

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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West Makian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gou

  1. (informal) foot, leg
    Synonyms: gufi, tarotaro (polite)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gou

  1. a torch made of coconut fronds

References

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  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics (as gow in the sense of "foot")

Zhuang

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *kuːᴬ (singular first-person pronoun (weak)). Cognate with Thai กู (guu), Lao ກູ ().

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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gou (Sawndip forms 𭆸 or or or or or 𪜩 or or , 1957–1982 spelling gou)

  1. I; me
    Synonyms: (dialectal) gwh, (dialectal) ngoh

See also

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Standard Zhuang personal pronouns
Person Singular Plural
1st exclusive gou dou
inclusive raeuz
2nd mwngz sou
3rd de gyoengqde