gau

See also: Gau, GAU, gấu, gâu, and ga'u

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aʊ

Noun

gau (plural gaus)

  1. (Tibetan Buddhism) A prayer box or small container worn as jewelry and containing an amulet or similar item.

Anagrams

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

1545; from Proto-Basque *gab-.

Noun

gau

  1. night

Derived terms

French

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡo/

Noun

gau m (plural gaux)

  1. (slang) louse

Low German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwaz (“sudden, quick”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Dutch gauw (“quickly”), German jäh (“sudden, abrupt”). More at gay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaʊ̯/

Adjective

gau

  1. quick

Niuean

Verb

gau

  1. chew

Derived terms

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian gā, from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz. More at gay.

Adverb

gau

  1. quickly; swiftly
  2. soon; at once

Welsh

Verb

gau

  1. Soft mutation of cau.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cau gau nghau chau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Frisian

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Etymology

From Old Frisian gā, from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz. More at gay.

Adverb

gau

  1. quickly
  2. soon

Synonyms

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