sau

Noun

sau

1. man

References

• transnewguinea.org, citing:
  • Daniel Shaw, The Bosavi language family (1986), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics 24 (45-76), Pacific linguistics A-70
  • G. Reesink Languages of the Aramia River Area (1976), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19
  • and Franklin and Voorhoeve (1973)
• Bainapi wordlist, in Papers in New Guinea Linguistics (Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University), issue 24 (1990)

Numeral

sau

1. (cardinal) hundred

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary
• Moag, Rodney F. (1977) Fiji Hindi: A basic course and reference grammar, Canberra, Australia: Australian National University Press, →ISBN, page 55

Romanization

sau

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌿

Noun

sau m (genitive san, plural sawaye)

1. foot
2. footprint, trace
3. time
4. trip (travel)

Noun

sàu m

1. times (multiplication)

Romanization

sau

1. Rōmaji transcription of さう

Etymology

From Old Norse sauðr.

Noun

sau m (definite singular sauen, indefinite plural sauer, definite plural sauene)

1. a sheep
2. fool, moron, idiot

   Se på den sauen!

   Look at that idiot!

See also

• lam
• søye
• vær

References

• “sau” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse sauðr.

Noun

sau m (definite singular sauen, indefinite plural sauer or sauar, definite plural sauene or sauane)

1. a sheep
2. fool, moron, idiot

   Sjå på den sauen!

   Look at that idiot!

See also

• lam
• søye
• vêr

References

• “sau” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin seu, a corrupt form of sive, perhaps influenced by aut (cf. au).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saw]

Conjunction

sau

1. or

Noun

sau

1. fantail

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *krawʔ; cognate with Muong khau, Old Mon krow/krāw, and Khmer ក្រោយ (kraoy).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaw˧˧]

Adjective

sau

1. rear, hind, back

   hai chân sau của con chó

   two hind legs of a dog

2. next, subsequent

   Lần sau đi cửa trước.

   Next time, use the front door.

Adverb

sau

1. later
2. afterwards

Preposition

sau

1. behind

   Sau nhà có vườn.

   Behind the house is a garden.

2. after

References

• "sau" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *saːwᴬ (“unmarried woman”). Cognate with Thai สาว (sǎao), Lao ສາວ (sāo), Lü ᦉᦱᧁ (ṡaaw).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /θaːu˨˦/
• Tone numbers: sau¹
• Hyphenation: sau

Noun

sau (old orthography sau, Sawndip forms 娋, 㜖, 𡠻, 俏, 𫰴)

1. girl; young woman
2. girlfriend

Adjective

sau (old orthography sau)

1. beautiful; pretty; attractive