carbayu

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • carbachu (South-Western Asturias)

Etymology

uncertain origin. Possibly from a local Latin *carbālius via Paleo-Hispanic. Cognate to Portuguese carvalho, Galician carballo, and Spanish carvallo. By surface analysis, carba +‎ -ayu (which is parallel with how carballo was formed in Galician).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾˈbaʝu/ [kaɾˈβ̞a.ʝu]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʝu
  • Syllabification: car‧ba‧yu

Noun

carbayu m (plural carbayos)

  1. oak tree
  2. (uncountable) oak wood

Derived terms

  • carbayu albar
  • carbayu curcu
  • carbayu turcu
  • xuegu'l carbayu
  • carbayal
  • carbayeda
  • carbayera
  • carbayéu
  • carbayizu
  • carbayón
  • esguilacarbayos

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “carbayu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • “carbayu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
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