zou

Interjection

 * 1) shoo

Etymology
From, from , from.

All monosyllabic function words in -éi, -ou have an unstressed pronunciation in. These are normally not reflected in the spelling. The forms and  are an exception, probably because of the contractions, , and the corresponding 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1) closed, shut
 * 1) closed, shut