amú

See also: aamu, amu, AMU, amʊ, and āmǔ

Irish

Alternative forms

• amogha, amudha, amugha, a mugha, a múgha

Etymology

From Old Irish i mmudu, from madae (“vain, ineffectual”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈmʊwə/

Adverb

amú

1. wasted, in vain
2. astray

Derived terms

• téigh amú (“go wrong, make a mistake”, verb)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 97
• “amú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 51

Nheengatu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈmu/

Noun

amú (plural amú-itá)

1. sister (of a woman)

Coordinate terms

• manha (“mother”)
• paya (“father”)
• mú (“brother - of a man”)
• kiwira (“brother - of a woman”)
• endira (“sister - of a man”)
• aíra (“son - of a man”)
• ayera (“daughter - of a man”)
• membira (“child - of a woman”)