different between pah vs pau

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p?a], [p?a?]

Interjection

pah

1. Used to express distaste, disgust or outrage.
   • 1819, Washington Irving, The Spectre Bridegroom

     She was rarely suffered out of their sight; never went beyond the domains of the castle, unless well attended, or, rather, well watched; had continual lectures read to her about strict decorum and implicit obedience; and, as to the men—pah! she was taught to hold them at such distance and distrust that, unless properly authorized, she would not have cast a glance upon the handsomest cavalier in the world—no, not if he were even dying at her feet.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:yuck

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??/

Noun

pah (plural pahs)

1. Dated form of pa (Maori fort).

Anagrams

• AHP, HAP, PHA, hap

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pauja, from Proto-Indo-European *pou?o. Compare Armenian ???? (hogi, “breath”).

Noun

pah m

1. scab, dust

Related terms

• pluhur

Cahuilla

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pahi.

Numeral

páh

1. three

Min Nan

Pawnee

Noun

pah

1. moon

Pohnpeian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *?pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *?pat, from Proto-Austronesian *S?pat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??/
• Rhymes: -??

Numeral

pah

1. four

Uab Meto

Noun

pah

1. country

Zou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa??/

Noun

pah

1. lily

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 45

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pau (plural paus)

1. Alternative form of pa (Maori fort)

Etymology 2

From Hawaiian Pidgin English pau, from Hawaiian pau (“done, finished”).

Adjective

pau (not comparable)

1. (Hawaii) done; over; finished
   • 1946, Armine Von Tempski, Bright Spurs (page 122)

     I had never known any haoles except Elmer and Marks and they were ice cold affairs. Everyone was always glad when their twice-a-month visit was pau. The very island seemed to sigh with relief […]

   • 2004, Mike Ashman, Kaua?i Historical Society, Kauai as it was in the 1940s and '50s

     When the county truck was pau hauling rubbish for the day, […]

Etymology 3

Noun

pau

1. (historical) A unit of volume used in Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak, equivalent to 2 imperial gills (approximately 0.284 litres or 0.6 US pints).

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Chinese ?.

Noun

pau

1. (Malaysia and Singapore) baozi; Chinese steamed buns with filling

Anagrams

• APU, AUP, PUA, UAP, UPA, pua

'Are'are

Noun

pau

1. head

References

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

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From a variant of Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin p?cem, accusative singular of p?x, from Proto-Indo-European *peh??-. Compare Occitan patz, French paix, Spanish paz.

Noun

pau f (plural paus)

1. peace

Derived terms

• fer les paus (“to end a quarrel”)

Related terms

• pacífic
• pacificar
• pagar

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pau m (plural paus)

1. spotted dragonet (a fish of the species Callionymus maculatus)

Synonyms

• aferrapedres m, aferra-roques m

Etymology 3

Uncertain origin. Sometimes ascribed to Paul, but also as a phonetic reduction of *paup, alternating form of palp (“the act of feeling”).

Adjective

pau (feminine pava, masculine plural paus, feminine plural paves)

1. credulous; gullable; rustic

Noun

pau m (plural paus)

1. fool; rube

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese pao, from Latin p?lus (“stake”), from Proto-Italic *p?kslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh??-slos, from *peh??- (“attach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?paw/, /?pa??/

Noun

pau m (plural paus)

1. stick
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 605:

     [Et] poserõ perlos muros beesteyros et arque[yro]s muytos et outros, pera deytar quantos et paos agudos metudos en ferros, en guisa que os que se quisesem chegar ao muro nõ podesem escapar de morte

     And they arranged many crossbowmen and bowmen on the walls, to throw stones and sharp sticks inserted in irons, so as the ones who wanted to came near the wall could not escape the death

   Synonym: vara

2. wood (material)
   • 1457, F. R. Tato Plaza (ed.), Libro de notas de Álvaro Pérez, notario da Terra de Rianxo e Postmarcos. Santiago: Concello da Cultura Galega (Ponencia de Lingua), page 171:

   • 1700, Domingo Blanco (ed.),A Poesía popular en Galicia. Vigo: Serais, p. 124:

   Synonyms: fuste, madeira

3. blow

   Synonyms: golpe, pancada

Derived terms

• pau de cego

References

• “pao” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “pao” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “pau” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “pau” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “pau” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Hawaiian

Verb

pau

1. (stative) finished, done
2. (stative) destroyed

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

From Hawaiian pau (“finished”).

Verb

pau

1. done, finished

Limos Kalinga

Noun

pau

1. mango

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pao, from Latin p?lus (“stake”), from Proto-Italic *p?kslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh??-slos, from *peh??-. CompareSpanish palo, English pole.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?pa?/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?paw/
• Hyphenation: pau
• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

pau m (plural paus)

1. stick
2. wood
3. (slang, vulgar) penis, dick, cock, prick

Derived terms

• paulada
• pau-a-pique
• pau-brasil
• pau-de-arara
• pau-para-toda-obra
• pau-preto

Related terms

• empalar

Descendants

• Swahili: pao, pau

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

pau (n class, plural pau)

1. Alternative form of pao

See also

Welsh

Etymology

From Latin p?gus (“district, province”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /pa??/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /pai?/

Noun

pau f (plural peuoedd)

1. (archaic) land, nation

Synonyms

• gwlad

Mutation

West Frisian

Etymology

From Latin p?v? (“peacock”)

Noun

pau c (plural pauwen, diminutive pauke)

1. peacock

Further reading

• “pau (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011