tjau

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tjau n (definite singular tjauet, indefinite plural tjau, definite plural tjaua or tjauene)

  1. alternative form of tjug

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • tjug
  • tjaug, kjau, kju, kjug

Etymology

Compare with Old Norse tigr, tugr (“amount of ten”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /çæʉ̯/

Noun

tjau n (definite singular tjauet, indefinite plural tjau, definite plural tjaua)

  1. a score (number), 20.
    Synonym: sneis

Inflection
Historical inflection of tjau
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
1938 eit tjau tjauet tjau tjaua [tjaui]
2012 (current) eit tjau tjauet tjau tjaua

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.

References
  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “tjug”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

tjau

  1. edible tree sap

References
  • Paul A. Eckert (2007) Pitjantjatjara / Yankunytjatjara Picture Dictionary‎, IAD Press, →ISBN
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