vou

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *voqou, from Proto-Oceanic *paqoʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh.

Adjective

vou

1. new (recently made or created)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bow/

Verb

vou

1. first-person singular present indicative of ir

Further reading

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvow/

Noun

vou f

1. voice

References

• “vou” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vou, from Latin vādō.

Pronunciation

• (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈβow]
• (São Miguel, Azores) IPA^(key): [ˈvø]
• Rhymes: -ow, -o
• Homophone: vô
• Hyphenation: vou

Verb

vou

1. first-person singular present indicative of ir