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English

Etymology

From French bac.

Noun

bac (plural bacs)

1. A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
2. A vat or cistern.

Anagrams

• A. B. C., A.B.C., ABC, B. C. A., B.C.A., BCA, CAB, CBA, Cab, cab

Albanian

Alternative forms

• bacë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *batja. According to Orel bac/bacë could be related to Slavic Proto-Slavic *bat'a (“elder brother, uncle”) and Proto-Slavic *batja (“id”). Source of Romanian baci (“chief shepherd, cheese-maker”) and Megleno-Romanian/Aromanian batš (“id”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bat?s]

Noun

bac m (indefinite plural bacë, definite singular baca, definite plural bacët)

1. elder brother
2. uncle

References

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?bak/

Noun

bac m (plural bacs)

1. ferry

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bak/

Etymology 1

From Middle French bac, from Old French bas, bac- (“flat boat”), of obscure origin. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *baccu (“container”), from Latin bacar (“kind of wine glass”). Or, possibly borrowed from Celtic or Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *bak? (“back, rear”).

Noun

bac m (plural bacs)

1. ferry
2. vat

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Dutch: bak
  • Afrikaans: bak
  • ? Sranan Tongo: baki
  • ? Indonesian: bak, baki
• ? English: bac

Etymology 2

Clipping of baccalauréat.

Noun

bac m (plural bacs)

1. (informal) high school exit exam in France; A level

Related terms

• bachelier

Further reading

• “bac” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• abc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bacc (“angle, bend, corner”), from Proto-Celtic *bakkos (“hook”).

The verb is from Old Irish baccaid (“hinders, prevents, impairs; lames”), from the noun.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /b??k/
• (Cois Fharraige, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /b?ak/

Noun

bac m (genitive singular baic, nominative plural baic)

1. barrier, block, balk, hindrance
2. bottleneck, trap
3. blocking, obstruction
4. constraint, handicap, impediment, encumbrance
5. stop
6. mattock
7. bend (in river, etc.)
8. (door-)step
9. (law) stay (of proceedings)

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

bac (present analytic bacann, future analytic bacfaidh, verbal noun bacadh, past participle bactha) (transitive, intransitive)

1. obstruct, balk, hinder
2. impede, block, clog
3. pre-empt
4. bind
5. foul
6. (transitive with le) interfere, meddle with
7. heed

Conjugation

Mutation

References

• "bac" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Middle English

Noun

bac

1. Alternative form of bak (“back”)

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bac.

Noun

bac n (plural bacuri)

1. ferry

Etymology 2

Clipping of bacalaureat

Noun

bac n (plural bacuri)

1. baccalaureat

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish baccaid (“hinders, prevents, impairs; lames”), from bacc (“angle, bend, corner”), from Proto-Celtic *bakkos (“hook”).

Noun

bac m (genitive singular baca or baic, plural bacan)

1. delay, obstacle, hindrance
2. peat bank
3. sandbank

Verb

bac (past bhac, future bacaidh, verbal noun bacadh, past participle bacte)

1. prevent, hinder, obstruct, restrain

Derived terms

• bac an tùs

Mutation

Welsh

Noun

bac

1. Soft mutation of pac.

Mutation

English

Alternative forms

• bao

Etymology

From Sinitic ? (b?o) (Mandarin b?o, Cantonese baau1).

Noun

bau (uncountable)

1. Any of various types of steamed bread used in Chinese cuisine

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:dim sum

See also

• Baozi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ABU, Abu, Bua

Biritai

Noun

bau

1. water

References

• Duane A. Clouse, 1997, Toward a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya, In Karl J. Franklin (ed.), Papers in Papuan linguistics No. 2, 133-236. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, page 172

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bau (compare Malay bau), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu or *bahuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau/
• Hyphenation: ba?u

Noun

bau

1. smell (sensation)

Burmeso

Noun

bau

1. water

References

• C. L. Voorhoeve, 1975. Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p.122

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

bau

1. widow; widower

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo/
• Homophones: baux, beau, beaux, bot, bots
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

bau m (plural baux)

1. (nautical) crossbeam

Further reading

• “bau” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay bau, from Proto-Malayic *bau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bau?]
• Hyphenation: bau

Noun

bau (plural bau-bau)

1. smell (sensation)

Derived terms

• berbau
• membaui
• terbau
• bau-bauan
• sebau

Etymology 2

From Javanese ??? (bahu), from Sanskrit ???? (b?hu). Cognate of Dutch bouw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bau?]
• Hyphenation: bau

Noun

bau (first-person possessive bauku, second-person possessive baumu, third-person possessive baunya)

1. (historical) A unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size.

Further reading

• “bau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?baw/

Interjection

bau

1. bow wow (sound of a dog barking)

Lashi

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau??/

Noun

bau

1. hill

Etymology 2

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *b?w, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *buw. Cognates include Burmese ???? (pui:) and Ao puxq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau???/

Verb

bau

1. (transitive) to carry on one's back

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 16

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau/
• Rhymes: -au, -u

Noun

bau (plural bau-bau, informal 1st possessive bauku, impolite 2nd possessive baumu, 3rd possessive baunya)

1. smell (sensation)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bau

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *bawu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baw/

Noun

bau

1. smell, odor, scent

Verb

bau

1. (stative) sore, irritated

References

• bau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• bau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• bau in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, ?ISBN, page 7.

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

bau

1. the cry of a wolf
2. boo, a loud exclamation intended to scare someone

Welsh

Noun

bau

1. Soft mutation of pau.

Mutation