Ayu or AYU may refer to:
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Ayu (given name)
Ayu is a feminine given name with Japanese and Javanese origins. Notable people with may refer to:
People
*, former pornographic (AV) actress
*, Japanese football player
* Ayu Tsukimiya, a character in the visual novel ''Kanon''
* Ayu Tateishi, ...
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Ayu sweetfish
The ayu sweetfish (''Plecoglossus altivelis''), or sweetfish, is a species of fish. It is the only species in the genus ''Plecoglossus'' and family Plecoglossidae. It is a relative of the smelts and other fish in the order Osmeriformes.
Nativ ...
(''Plecoglossus altivelis''), a species of smelt
* ''Ayu'', a local name for the
African manatee
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Ayu (singer)
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...
or Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer
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Ayu Islands
The Ayu Islands (Kepulauan Ayu), are a small archipelago south of the Asia Islands and north of Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia. This group is formed by two coral atolls. The highest point is 106 m.Pub164, 2004 Sailing Directions (Enroute): New ...
, a small archipelago in Indonesia
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Ayu, Dawei
Ayu is a village of Dawei District in the Taninthayi Division of Myanmar. Geography
It is located by the Tenasserim River on the western side of the Tenasserim Range near the border with Thailand.GoogleEarth
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, a village in Burma
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Ayu language
Ayu is a minor and endangered Plateau language of southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt Nigeria. Its subsequent classification is uncertain, but it may be one of the Ninzic languages (Blench 2008). It is not being passed on to many children.
''Ethn ...
, a language of Nigeria
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Aiyura Airport
Aiyura Airport is an airstrip in Aiyura, in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is the main air field for Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL). The pilots and mechanics who work out of Aiyura Airport live in the nearby SIL to ...
, IATA code AYU
See also
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Ayu-Dag
Ayu-Dag ( crh, Ayuv Dağ, uk, Аю-Даг, russian: Аю-Даг, gr, Αγια (''Aya'' - "Holy")) is a summit of Crimea. It is also known under the Russified name ''Medved'-gora (Bear mountain)'' ( uk, Ведмідь-гора, russian: Медв ...
, a peak in Crimea, Ukraine
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Ayumi
is a feminine Japanese given name. It is rarely used as a surname.
Possible writings
Ayumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*歩み, "course" "walking" "progress"
;as a given name
*歩, "progress", "walking", "a step" ...
, a Japanese name
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