baw

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

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

Alternative forms

• abaw

Etymology

From earlier abaw, from Latin faba (bean)

Noun

baw m (Tifinagh spelling ⴱⴰⵡ, plural ibawen)

1. bean

Declension

Declension of baw
	Singular	Plural
free state	baw	ibawen
construct state	ubaw	yibawen

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
2. excrement, dung

Adjective

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

1. filthy

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
baw	faw	maw	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• 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