jou

1. (also, figuratively, masculine) yoke
2. (masculine) col (between mountains)
3. (masculine) transom (type of structural beam)

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʒow]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: iugum

Cognate with Occitan: jo

Cognate with French: joug

Cognate with Spanish: yugo

In summary

Inherited from Old Catalan jou, from Latin iugum (compare Occitan jo, French joug, Spanish yugo), from Proto-Italic *jugom, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Concepts

yoke

collar

coupling

Synonyms

collar

collera

Translations

joug

Joch

yugo

giogo

iugum

nîr

boyunduruk

jugo

jarzmo

juk

ζυγός

canga

joata

nosidło

obroża