bau

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bau"

Languages (26)

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Badanchi with u as a placeholder.

Symbol

bau

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Badanchi.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Badanchi terms

English

Alternative forms

• bao, bow

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 包 (bāo) or Cantonese 包 (baau1).

Noun

bau (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of bao: Any of various types of steamed bread used in Chinese cuisine

Derived terms

See bao

Translations

bao — see bao

See also

• dan bau (different etymology)

Anagrams

• ABU, Abu, Bua

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k).

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /bɑu˧/
• (Lianghe) [pɑu³¹]
• (Longchuan) [pau³¹]
• (Luxi) [pau⁵¹]
• (Xiandao) [pau³¹]

Noun

bau

1. worm
2. insect, bug

Derived terms

• baukhyi
• baulo
• baulo bau

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎^[1], Payap University, page 11

Bakumpai

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu or *bahuq.

Noun

bau

1. smell

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.u/
• Rhymes: -au
• Hyphenation: ba‧u

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh. Cognate of Malay baharu, Indonesian baru.

Adjective

bau (Balinese script ᬩᬯᬸ)

1. new

   Alternative form: bahu

   Synonyms: anyar, mara

Etymology 2

Noun

bau (Balinese script ᬩᬯᬸ)

1. alternative form of bahu

Further reading

• “bau”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Biritai

Noun

bau

1. water

References

• Duane A. Clouse, 1997, Toward a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya, In Karl J. Franklin (ed.), Papers in Papuan linguistics No. 2, 133-236. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, page 172

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bau (compare Malay bau), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu or *bahuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau/
• Hyphenation: ba‧u

Noun

bau

1. smell; odour (sensation)

Burmeso

Noun

bau

1. water

References

• C. L. Voorhoeve, 1975. Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p.122

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French bau, from Frankish *balk (“beam”). Cognate with Spanish bao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbaw]

Noun

bau m (plural baus)

1. (nautical) crossbeam

Derived terms

• bauet

Further reading

• “bau”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “bau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

bau

1. widow; widower

French

Etymology

From Old French balc, from Frankish *balk (“beam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -o
• Homophones: baud, bauds, baux, beau, beaux (general), bot, bots (except regionally)

Noun

bau m (plural baux)

1. (nautical) crossbeam

   Synonym: barrot

Descendants

• → Catalan: bau
• → Spanish: bao

Further reading

• “bau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʊ̯/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Verb

bau

1. singular imperative of bauen

Iban

Etymology

From Malay bahu, from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu).

Noun

bau

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay bau, from Classical Malay [script needed] (bau), from Old Malay [script needed] (vahu), from Proto-Malayic *bau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbau̯]
• Hyphenation: bau

Noun

bau (plural bau-bau)

1. smell; odor (sensation)

Derived terms

• bau-bauan
• berbau
• membaui
• sebau
• terbau

• bau apak
• bau asam
• bau busuk tidak berbangkai
• bau kaki
• bau kencur
• bau matahari
• bau tanah
• bau tangan

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu). Cognate of Dutch bouw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbau̯]
• Hyphenation: bau

Noun

bau (plural bau-bau)

1. (historical) a unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size

Further reading

• “bau”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.u/
• Rhymes: -au
• Hyphenation: bà‧u

Interjection

bau

1. bow wow (sound of a dog barking)

Anagrams

• bua

Japanese

Romanization

bau

1. Rōmaji transcription of ばう

Kituba

Pronoun

bau

1. they

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbau/ [ˈba.u]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -au, -u
  • Hyphenation: ba‧u
• IPA^(key): /ˈbaw/ [ˈbau̯]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -au̯
  • Hyphenation: bau

Noun

bau (Jawi spelling باءو, uncountable)

1. A smell; odour (sensation).

   Bau apa itu?

   What smell is that?

Derived terms

• bau-bauan
• bauan
• baui
• berbau
• pembau
• sebau
• terbau

Descendants

• Indonesian: bau

Verb

bau (Jawi spelling باءو, more formal form baui)

1. (informal, transitive) To smell something.

   Saya tak boleh bau apa-apa sekarang sebab hidung saya tersumbat.

   I can't smell anything now because my nose is stuffy.

Further reading

• "bau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *bawu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baw/

Noun

bau

1. smell, odor, scent

Verb

bau

1. (stative) sore, irritated

References

• bau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• bau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• bau in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977), Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 7.

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

bau

1. the cry of a wolf
2. boo, a loud exclamation intended to scare someone

Romansh

Alternative forms

• bo (Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader)

Noun

bau m (plural baus)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) beetle

Synonyms

• (Puter, Vallader) scarafag

Derived terms

• bau da matg
• bau da Nossadunna

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

bau

1. aluminium

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[2], 2005

Tày

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ɓaw˧˧]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ɓaw˦˥]

Etymology 1

Noun

bau

1. edema

   Synonyms: fộc, fù

   cần bau ― person with edema

Etymology 2

Adjective

bau

1. naughty; mischievous

   Đếch bau lai.

   The kids are so naughty.

   Hò nầy bau.

   This guy is mischievous.

Derived terms

• hua bau

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *C̥.bawᴬ (“light (in weight)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨷᩮᩢᩤ, Lao ເບົາ (bao), Lü ᦢᧁ (ḃaw), Khün ᨷᩮᩢᩤ, Shan မဝ် (mǎo) or ဝဝ် (wǎo), Tai Nüa ᥛᥝ (maw), Ahom 𑜉𑜨𑜧 (mow), Zhuang mbaeu, Nong Zhuang nawj, Saek เว๋า, Thai เบา (bao).

Adjective

bau (保)

1. light (in weight)

   Synonyms: bâu, nẩư

2. fast; swift

Etymology 4

Adjective

bau (保)

1. beautiful

References

• Lương Bèn (2011), Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎^[3][4] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
• Dương Nhật Thanh; Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003), Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎^[5] (in Tày and Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội [Social Sciences Publishing House]
• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910), Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎^[6] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈba.u]

Verb

bau

1. (transitive) to borrow

Conjugation

Conjugation of bau

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tobau	fobau	mibau
2nd person		nobau	nibau
3rd person	masculine	obau	ibau yobau (archaic)
	feminine	mobau
	neuter	ibau

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈba.u]

Noun

bau

1. a step-relative

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Welsh

Noun

bau

1. soft mutation of pau

Mutation

Mutated forms of pau

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pau	bau	mhau	phau

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

West Coast Bajau

Etymology

From Proto-Sama-Bajaw *bahaʔu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh.

Adjective

bau

1. new
2. recent