ouy

Kawishana

Alternative forms

• auuwi (Japurá)

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

• non

Descendants

• French: oui

Etymology 2

Old French oï, see ouyr.

Verb

ouy

1. past participle of ouyr

Descendants

• French: ouï

Walloon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːj/

Noun

ouy m

1. (anatomy) eye