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aue

aue interjection: alas, oh dear; dear me.

Interjection

  1. (New Zealand) Alas, oh dear; dear me.
    • Ah hell, the fucking word has its place, but all the time?…aue.1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 12

Origin of aue

From Māori auē.

Questions about aue

What does aue mean?
Aue means alas, oh dear; dear me.
What part of speech is aue?
Aue is an interjection.

Words near aue in the dictionary

  1. Audubonist
  2. Audubonists
  3. Audun-le-Roman
  4. Audureau
  5. Audureaus
  6. aue
  7. Auelkhan
  8. Auer
  9. Auer rod
  10. Auer rods
  11. Auerbach

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