garau

Basque

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *garanu, from Latin granum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɾau̯/ [ɡa.ɾau̯]
• Rhymes: -aɾau̯, -au̯
• Hyphenation: ga‧rau

Noun

garau inan

1. grain (the seed of various grass food crops)

   Synonyms: ale, bihi

2. bead
3. (chiefly Biscayan) seed
4. fruit
5. (colloquial, in negative sentences) nothing
6. (colloquial, in compounds) huge, enormous

Declension

Declension of garau (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	garau	garaua	garauak	garauok
ergative	garauk	garauak	garauek	garauok
dative	garauri	garauari	garauei	garauoi
genitive	garauren	garauaren	garauen	garauon
comitative	garaurekin	garauarekin	garauekin	garauokin
causative	garaurengatik	garauarengatik	garauengatik	garauongatik
benefactive	garaurentzat	garauarentzat	garauentzat	garauontzat
instrumental	garauz	garauaz	garauez	garauotaz
inessive	garautan	garauan	garauetan	garauotan
locative	garautako	garauko	garauetako	garauotako
allative	garautara	garaura	garauetara	garauotara
terminative	garautaraino	garauraino	garauetaraino	garauotaraino
directive	garautarantz	garaurantz	garauetarantz	garauotarantz
destinative	garautarako	garaurako	garauetarako	garauotarako
ablative	garautatik	garautik	garauetatik	garauotatik
partitive	garaurik	—	—	—
prolative	garautzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• garautegi (“granary”)
• garautsu (“abundant”)

Further reading

• “garau”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “garau”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarau̯/
• Rhymes: -arau̯, -rau̯, -au̯

Adjective

garau (Jawi spelling ݢاراو, comparative lebih garau, superlative paling garau)

1. deep (of a voice)

   Synonyms: dalam, parau, garuk

   Suara garau ― Deep voice

Derived terms

• digaraukan
• garau-garau
• kegarauan
• menggaraukan
• segarau

Descendants

• Indonesian: garau

Further reading

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