bâu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bau"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of bâu – see 矛 (“spear; lance”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 矛).
For pronunciation and definitions of bâu – see 鍪 (“iron pot; iron pan; helmet; metal cap”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 鍪).
For pronunciation and definitions of bâu – see 茅.
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 茅).
For pronunciation and definitions of bâu – see 䓮 (“lush growth, dense growth of silky grass, fine grass”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 䓮).
For pronunciation and definitions of bâu – see 貓 (“cat; to hide oneself; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 貓).

Madurese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɤu/

Noun

bâu

  1. smell

Tày

Etymology

Compare bau.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bâu

  1. light (in weight)
    Synonyms: bau, nẩư
    hua bâu ― open-minded (literally, “light-headed”)

References

  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[1] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) bu (undipthongized)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˧˧]

Verb

bâu • (咆, 蚫)

  1. (Northern Vietnam) to assemble, to gather into one place

Derived terms

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