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aue

British  
/ ˈɑːuːə /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of pain, distress, or astonishment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of aue

Māori

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The original has aue, which, if it mean ave, is unmeaning here.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various

Eylandt: the first syllable of which, they inform us, is ea, Low Germ. aue, water, i.e. water-land, or land surrounded by water.

From Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

For the play on the name compare xiii 2 'qui quod es, id uere, Care, uocaris, aue'.

From The Last Poems of Ovid by Akrigg, Mark Bear

It was, however, frequent in everyday speech, as is clear from Sen Ben VI 34 3 'uulgare et publicum uerbum et promiscuum ignotis "aue"'.

From The Last Poems of Ovid by Akrigg, Mark Bear

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