Wau
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Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Wau
- A town in Papua New Guinea.
- A city in South Sudan.
Translations[edit]
city in South Sudan
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Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
17th century, borrowed from Dutch wouw, from Middle Dutch woude. Cognate with English weld, French gaude. Further origin unknown.
Noun[edit]
Wau m (strong, genitive Waues or Waus, plural Waue)
- (botany) reseda (Reseda gen. et spp.)
- (most often specifically) dyer's weed, weld (Reseda luteola)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Wau [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2[edit]
Nominalisation of wau (interjection) and/or deverbal from wauen.
Noun[edit]
Wau n or m (strong, genitive Wau or Waus or Waues, plural Waus or Waue)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Wau [neuter // masculine, strong]
References[edit]
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- English lemmas
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- en:Towns in Papua New Guinea
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- de:Brassicales order plants
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