garau

Basque

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *garanu, from Latin granum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾau̯/ [ɡa.ɾau̯]
  • Rhymes: -aɾau̯, -au̯
  • Hyphenation: ga‧rau

Noun

garau inan

  1. grain (the seed of various grass food crops)
    Synonyms: ale, bihi
  2. bead
  3. (chiefly Biscayan) seed
  4. fruit
  5. (colloquial, in negative sentences) nothing
  6. (colloquial, in compounds) huge, enormous

Declension

Declension of garau (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive garau garaua garauak
ergative garauk garauak garauek
dative garauri garauari garauei
genitive garauren garauaren garauen
comitative garaurekin garauarekin garauekin
causative garaurengatik garauarengatik garauengatik
benefactive garaurentzat garauarentzat garauentzat
instrumental garauz garauaz garauez
inessive garautan garauan garauetan
locative garautako garauko garauetako
allative garautara garaura garauetara
terminative garautaraino garauraino garauetaraino
directive garautarantz garaurantz garauetarantz
destinative garautarako garaurako garauetarako
ablative garautatik garautik garauetatik
partitive garaurik — —
prolative garautzat — —

Derived terms

  • garautegi (“granary”)
  • garautsu (“abundant”)

Further reading

  • “garau”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “garau”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡarau̯/
  • Rhymes: -arau̯, -rau̯, -au̯

Adjective

garau (Jawi spelling ݢاراو)

  1. deep (of a voice)
    Synonyms: dalam, parau, garuk
    Suara garau ― Deep voice

Derived terms

  • digaraukan
  • garau-garau
  • kegarauan
  • menggaraukan
  • segarau

Descendants

  • Indonesian: garau

Further reading

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