different between bau vs dau

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

English

Noun

dau

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

   Jane, dau John

Anagrams

• ADU, AUD, Adu, Au.D., 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

From Latin d?. Compare Daco-Romanian da, dau.

Verb

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

1. I give.

Related terms

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. ????????? (?a?d?d), or alternatively from Latin datum, from datus (“given”), the past participle of dare (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh?- (“to lay out, to spread out”). Compare French dé, Italian dado, Spanish and Portuguese dado.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dau m (plural daus)

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

Kapampangan

Etymology

Compare Tagalog dao.

Noun

dau

1. dao (Dracontomelon dao).

Laboya

Noun

dau

1. 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

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).

Occitan

Alternative forms

• dal, del, deu

Contraction

dau

1. Contraction of de + lo

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?daw]

Verb

dau

1. first-person singular present indicative of da
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of da
3. third-person plural present indicative of da

Swahili

Pronunciation

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 K?rtvélyessy, Word-Formation in the World's Languages: A Typological Survey (2012)

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *d?w, from Proto-Celtic *dwau, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh?.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /da??/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dai?/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /d?i?/

Numeral

dau m (feminine form dwy, triggers soft mutation)

1. two

Mutation

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