dau

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dau"

English

Alternative forms

• dau.

Noun

dau

1. (genealogy) Abbreviation of daughter. (often with implied 'of')

   Jane, dau John

See also

• dau miu

Anagrams

• ADU, AUD, Adu, Au.D., Aud, Dua, UDA, Uda, aud., du'a', dua

Anus

Noun

dau

1. leaf

References

• George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

Aromanian

Etymology 1

From Latin dō. Compare Daco-Romanian da, dau.

Verb

dau first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative da, past participle datã)

1. to give

Related terms

• dari / dare
• dat
• dãtãtor
• dãtor / dator
• dãtãturã
• apudau
• prudau
• dãderi

Etymology 2

Feminine form of doi. From Latin duae, nominative feminine of duo.

Alternative forms

• dao, dauã, doauã

Numeral

dau f (masculine doi)

1. two

Bonggo

Noun

dau

1. leaf

References

• George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

Catalan

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *dadu, of uncertain origin; perhaps of Arabic origin, cf. أَعْدَاد‎ (ʔaʕdād), or alternatively from Latin datum, from datus (“given”), the past participle of dare (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to lay out, to spread out”). Compare French dé, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese dado.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈdaw/
• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

dau m (plural daus)

1. die (polyhedron with symbols on each side)
2. (castells) vent (position in the pinya)

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dàu/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [dàu]

Ideophone

dàu

1. (of a hue) deep

Kapampangan

Etymology

Compare Tagalog dao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈu/, [dəˈu]
• Hyphenation: da‧u

Noun

dau

1. dao (Dracontomelon dao).

Laboya

Noun

dau

1. year

   dau kalangngana ― last year

   dau ta aro ― next year

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “dau”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 14

Lhao Vo

Etymology

Cognate with Lashi ladu and Burmese တူ (tu, “hammer”).

Noun

dau

1. hammer

References

• Dr. Ola Hanson, A Dictionary of the Kachin Language (1906).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse dauðr.

Adjective

dau (masculine and feminine dau, neuter daut, definite singular and plural daue)

1. (dialectal) dead

Alternative forms

• daud, død

References

• “dau” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “dau” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• dua

Occitan

Alternative forms

• dal, del, deu

Contraction

dau

1. Contraction of de + lo

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaw/
• Rhymes: -aw
• Hyphenation: dau

Verb

dau

1. inflection of da:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dau (ma class, plural madau)

1. dhow (traditional sailing vessel)

References

• Martin Walsh (2020), “Sewn boats of the Swahili coast: The mtepe and the dau reconsidered”, in Kenya Past and Present, issue 47, pages 23-32

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

dau (ma class, plural madau)

1. a prize pool

Tarpia

Noun

dau

1. leaf

References

• George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

Tshwa

Noun

dau

1. (Cire-Cire) ash

Verb

dau

1. (Cire-Cire) to burn

References

• Pavol Štekauer, Salvador Valera, Lívia Kőrtvélyessy, Word-Formation in the World's Languages: A Typological Survey (2012)

Welsh

Welsh numbers ^(edit)

	20[a], [b], [c]
←  1	2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal (masculine): dau     Cardinal (feminine): dwy     Ordinal: ail, eilfed     Ordinal abbreviation: 2il     Adverbial: dwywaith     Multiplier: dwbl
Welsh Wikipedia article on 2

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *dọw, from Proto-Celtic *duwo, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /daɨ̯/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dɔi̯/
• Rhymes: -aɨ̯

Numeral

dau m (feminine dwy) (triggers soft mutation)

1. (cardinal number) two

Usage notes

In compounds, generally takes the form deu-:

‎dau + ‎deg (“ten”) → ‎deuddeg (“twelve”).

‎dau + ‎pegwn (“pole”) → ‎deubegwn (“dipole”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dau	ddau	nau	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), “dau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies