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dou

dou

See also: dóu, dòu, dōu, dǒu, do'u, d'où, and

Afrikaans

Noun

dou (uncountable)

  1. dew

Dutch

Pronoun

dou

  1. Alternative form of du

Galician

Verb

dou

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dar

Krisa

Noun

dou

  1. hand, arm

Mandarin

Romanization

dou

  1. Nonstandard spelling of dōu.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of dǒu.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of dòu.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Norman

Pronunciation

Noun

dou m (plural dous)

  1. (Jersey, geography) brook

Old French

Contraction

dou

  1. Alternative form of del

Portuguese

Verb

dou

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dar