fau

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See also: fa'u

Hausa

Pronunciation

Ideophone

fau

  1. (of a thing or action) extreme

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfau. Doublet of paw, a form borrowed from Polish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.u/
  • Rhymes: -au
  • Syllabification: fa‧u

Noun

fau m animal

  1. Synonym of paw

Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “paw”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi

Middle English

Noun

fau

  1. Alternative form of fou

Norman

Etymology

From Old French fau (beech), from Latin fagus.

Noun

fau m (plural faus)

  1. (Jersey) beech tree

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin fagus.

Noun

fau

  1. beech

Descendants

  • Franc-Comtois:
  • Gallo: faeu
  • Norman: fau (Jersey)

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu. Cognate with Malay baru and Hawaiian hau.

Noun

fau

  1. cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)