hau

See also: Hau, háu, hàu, hầu, hậu, ha'u, and -hau

'Are'are

Noun

hau

1. stone

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

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Basque

Determiner

hau (plural hauek)

1. this

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Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

hau

1. woof, the sound a barking dog makes

See also

• vuh

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German

Verb

hau

1. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of hauen.
2. (colloquial) (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of hauen.

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Hausa

Noun

hâu m (possessed form hâun)

1. misfortune, being bewitched

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Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhau̯/, [ˈhɐw], [ˈhɔw] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *sau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sazuk. Compare Malay sejuk.

Noun

1. cool/cold, dew, ice, snow

Derived terms

• ʻĀina Hau

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fau, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu (compare Malay baru).

Noun

1. sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Derived terms

• hauhana

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Japanese

Romanization

hau

1. Rōmaji transcription of はう

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Kumzari

Noun

hau

1. water

References

• Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura

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Lashi

Determiner

hau

1. that

References

• https://inter.payap.ac.th/wp-content/uploads/linguistics_students/Luk_Hkaw_Thesis2017.pdf

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hau̯/, [häu̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯/, [äːu̯]

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• haud, haut

Adverb

hau (not comparable)

1. not, by no means

Derived terms

• hauddum
• haudquāquam

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• au

Interjection

hau

1. Expressing pain or grief; oh! ah!

References

• “hau”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “hau”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• hau in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

hau

1. woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

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Rapa Nui

Noun

hau

1. string

Derived terms

• kohau

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Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haw/

Interjection

hau!

1. woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

See also

• ham

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Uab Meto

Noun

hau (plural haukin)

1. plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)

Synonyms

• (a tree or plant which lives): hau’amoni; hau’amoni sin, hau’amoên sin pl
• (the living tree or plant): hauhônês; hauhônês sin -> hauhôênsin, hauhôên kin pl

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Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *xaːwᴬ (“white”). Cognate with Thai ขาว (kǎao), Lao ຂາວ (khāo), Lü ᦃᦱᧁ (ẋaaw), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪫ, Shan ၶၢဝ် (khǎao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥝᥴ (xáaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜨𑜧 (khow), Bouyei haaul, Saek ห่าว.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /haːu˨˦/
• Tone numbers: hau¹
• Hyphenation: hau

Adjective

hau (1957–1982 spelling hau)

1. white