wau

See also: Wau, wa'u, and wau'

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ϝαῦ (waû).

Noun

wau (plural waus)

  1. digamma.

See also
  • Appendix:Greek alphabet
  • Archaic Greek alphabet:
    Previous: epsilon (Ε)
    Next: zeta (Ζ)

Anagrams

Anjam

Noun

wau

  1. garden

References

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ

Interjection

wau

  1. woof (sound of a dog)

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic وَاو‎ (wāw).

Noun

wau m

  1. Arabic letter waw

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

wau

  1. Alternative form of au

See also
Hawaiian personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person au, wau māua (exclusive)
kāua (inclusive)		 mākou (exclusive)
kākou (inclusive)
2nd person ʻoe ʻolua ʻoukou
3rd person ia, ʻo ia lāua lākou

Indonesian

Etymology

From Thai ว่าว (wâo)

Noun

wau (plural wau-wau, first-person possessive wauku, second-person possessive waumu, third-person possessive waunya)

  1. kite (flying toy on string)

Javanese
Javanese register set
ꦏꦮꦶ (kawi): wau
ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦤ꧀ꦝꦥ꧀ (krama andhap): mau

Adverb

wau (Kawi)

  1. just now; a moment ago

Malay

Etymology

From Thai ว่าว (wâo)

Noun

wau (Jawi spelling واو‎, plural wau-wau, informal first-person possessive wauku, informal second-person possessive waumu, third-person possessive waunya)

  1. kite (flying toy on string)

Middle English

Noun

wau

  1. Alternative form of wawe
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