baw

Translingual

Symbol

baw

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Bambili-Bambui terms

Anguthimri

Noun

baw

1. (Mpakwithi) tooth

References

• Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 185

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaw, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaw.

Noun

baw

1. stale food

Derived terms

• pamaw

Jingpho

Noun

baw

1. head

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.

Noun

baw

1. smell, scent, odour

Noone

Verb

baw

1. pour

Synonyms

• bɛɛ̀ ̀sé
• dòm
• fùcɛ
• kásé
• tfuw
• yèlé

References

• R. Blench, Beboid Comparative

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaf/
• Rhymes: -af
• Syllabification: baw

Verb

baw

1. second-person singular imperative of bawić

Further reading

• “baw”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Scots

Alternative forms

• ba, baa, ball

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bal, from Old English *beall, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Noun

baw (plural baws)

1. ball
2. (slang, usually in the plural) testicle

Related terms

• fitbaw

Tarifit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-βaw, from a wanderwort that seems to be related somehow to Indo-European forms. Compare Proto-Germanic *baunō.

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [βɛˑw]

Noun

baw m (plural ibawen, Tifinagh spelling ⴱⴰⵡ)

1. broad bean

Inflection

Inflection of baw

	singular	plural
free state	baw	ibawen
annexed state	ubaw	ibawen

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)

Tatar

Noun

baw

1. bundle
2. bond, rope

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bowā. Compare French boue (“mud”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /baːu̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /bau̯/
• Rhymes: -au̯

Noun

baw m (usually uncountable, plural bawau)

1. dirt, filth, grime

   Synonyms: budreddi, llaid, llaca, mẁd

2. excrement, dung

   Synonyms: carthion, ysgarthion, tail, tom, cach

Derived terms

• baw bach (“little bastard, little shit”)
• baw diawl (“asafoetida”, literally “devil's dirt”)
• bawa (“to befoul”)
• hawdd fel baw (“very easy”, literally “easy like dirt”)

Adjective

baw (feminine singular baw, plural bawion, equative bawed, comparative bawach, superlative bawaf)

1. filthy, dirty

   Synonyms: budr, brwnt, tomlyd

2. wretched, vile

   Synonyms: ffiaidd, gwael

Mutation

Mutated forms of baw

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
baw	faw	maw	unchanged

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “baw”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “baw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies