different between dau vs daf

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

English

Etymology 1

From either Persian or Arabic ???? (daf), from Middle Persian ????????? (dap).

Noun

daf (plural dafs)

1. (music) A large frame drum, resembling a tambourine, used to accompany popular and classical music in the Middle East.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• DAF

Phrase

daf

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of dumb as fuck.

Anagrams

• ADF, D.F.A., DFA, FAD, FDA, fad

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German (*)douv, northern variant of toub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz. Cognate with German taub, English deaf, Dutch doof, Icelandic daufur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da?f/
• Rhymes: -a?f
• Homophone: Daf

Adjective

daf (masculine dawen, neuter daaft, comparative méi daf, superlative am daafsten)

1. deaf

Declension

Derived terms

• Dafheet
• dafstomm

Volapük

Noun

daf (nominative plural dafs)

1. badger

Declension