ouy

Kawishana

Alternative forms

Noun

ouy

  1. (Tocantins) water

References

  • Lińguas arawak da Amazônia setentrional: comparação e descrição (2001)
  • Anales: Sección historico-filosófica (Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo, 1904), citing Martius for the Japurá form and Spix for the Tocantins form

Middle French

Etymology 1

Old French oïl, from *Vulgar Latin hoc ille.

Interjection

ouy

  1. yes
Antonyms
Descendants
  • French: oui

Etymology 2

Old French , see ouyr.

Verb

ouy

  1. past participle of ouyr
Descendants

Walloon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːj/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French hui, from Latin hodiē.

Adverb

ouy

  1. today
    Synonyms: ådjourdu, enute

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French oil, uel, ueil, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see).

Noun

ouy m

  1. (anatomy) eye