bau

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bau"

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

Bakumpai

Etymology

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

Noun

bau

1. smell

Balinese

Romanization

bau

1. Romanization of ᬩᬯᬸ

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 (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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “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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• 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:

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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 (first-person possessive bauku, second-person possessive baumu, third-person possessive baunya)

1. smell (sensation)

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bau (first-person possessive bauku, second-person possessive baumu, third-person possessive baunya)

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, 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

Kituba

Pronoun

bau

1. they

Lashi

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau̯˧/

Noun

bau

1. hill

Etymology 2

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *bəw, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *buw. Cognates include Burmese ပိုး (pui:) and Ao puxq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau̯ː˧/

Verb

bau

1. (transitive) to carry on one's back

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 16

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau/
• Rhymes: -au, -u

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -au̯

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bau (Jawi spelling باءو, plural bau-bau, informal 1st possessive bauku, 2nd possessive baumu, 3rd possessive baunya)

1. smell (sensation)

Derived terms

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

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: bau

Etymology 2

Clipping of membaui and baui.

Verb

bau (Jawi spelling باءو, plural bau-bau, informal 1st possessive bauku, 2nd possessive baumu, 3rd possessive baunya)

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 | Malay Literary Reference Centre, 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

Romansch

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
• Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎^[5] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
• 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	tobau	fobau	mibau
2nd	nobau	nibau
3rd	Masculine	obau	ibau, yobau†
Feminine	mobau
Neuter	ibau
† - archaic

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

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pau	bau	mhau	phau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Coast Bajau

Etymology

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

Adjective

bau

1. new
2. recent