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See also: Hau, háu, hàu, hầu, hậu, ha'u, hău, and -hau

Translingual

Symbol

hau

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Hausa.

'Are'are

Noun

hau

  1. stone

References

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hau̯/
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /au̯/
  • Rhymes: -au̯
  • Hyphenation: hau

Etymology 1

From Proto-Basque *(h)aur. The stem of the inflected forms is *(h)on-.

Determiner

hau (demonstrative)

  1. this
Declension
Declension of Basque demonstrative determiners/pronouns
Common pronouns
hau hori hura
singular plural singular plural singular plural
absolutive hau hauek hori horiek hura haiek
ergative honek horrek hark
dative honi hauei horri horiei hari haiei
genitive honen hauen horren horien haren haien
comitative honekin hauekin horrekin horiekin harekin haiekin
causative honegatik, honengatik hauegatik, hauengatik horregatik, horrengatik horiegatik, horiengatik haregatik, harengatik, hargatik haiegatik, haiengatik
benefactive honentzat, honendako hauentzat, hauendako horrentzat, horrendako horientzat, horiendako harentzat, harendako haientzat, haiendako
instrumental honetaz, honezaz, honez1 hauetaz, hauezaz, hauez1 horretaz, horrezaz, horrez1 horietaz, horiezaz, horiez1 hartaz, harez1 haietaz, haiezaz, haiez1
inessive animate honengan, honen baitan hauengan, hauen baitan horrengan, horren baitan horiengan, horien baitan harengan, haren baitan haiengan, haien baitan
inanimate honetan hauetan horretan horietan hartan haietan
locative animate
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―
―
―
―
―
inanimate honetako hauetako horretako horietako hartako haietako
allative animate honengana, honenganat hauengana, hauenganat horrengana, horrenganat horiengana, horienganat harengana, harenganat,
haren baitara, haren baitarat 		haiengana, haienganat,
haien baitara, haien baitarat
inanimate honetara, honetarat hauetara, hauetarat horretara, horretarat horietara, horietarat hartara, hartarat haietara, haietarat
terminative animate honenganaino hauenganaino horrenganaino horienganaino harenganaino, haren baitaraino haienganaino, haien baitaraino
inanimate honetaraino hauetaraino horretaraino horietaraino hartaraino haietaraino
directive animate honenganantz hauenganantz horrenganantz horienganantz harenganantz haienganantz
inanimate honetarantz hauetarantz horretarantz horietarantz hartarantz haietarantz
destinative animate honenganako hauenganako horrenganako horienganako harenganako haienganako
inanimate honeterako hauetarako horretarako horietarako hartarako haietarako
ablative animate honenganik, honengandik hauenganik, hauengandik horrenganik, horrengandik horienganik, horiengandik harenganik, harengandik,
haren baitatik, haren baitarik 		haienganik, haiengandik,
haien baitatik, haien baitarik
inanimate honetatik, honetarik hauetatik, hauetarik horretatik, horretarik horietatik, horietarik hartatik, hartarik haietatik, haietarik
Emphatic pronouns
absolutive hauxe hauexek horixe horiexek huraxe haiexek
ergative honexek horrexek harexek
dative honixe, honexeri haueixe, hauexei horrixe, horrexeri horieixe, horiexei harixe, harexeri haieixe, haiexei
genitive honexen, honetxen hauexen horrexen, horretxen horiexen harexen, haretxen haiexen
comitative honexekin, honetxekin hauexekin horrexekin, horretxekin horiexekin harexekin, haretxekin haiexekin
1 Only used in certain expressions.

Pronoun

hau (demonstrative)

  1. this one
Declension
Declension of Basque demonstrative determiners/pronouns
Common pronouns
hau hori hura
singular plural singular plural singular plural
absolutive hau hauek hori horiek hura haiek
ergative honek horrek hark
dative honi hauei horri horiei hari haiei
genitive honen hauen horren horien haren haien
comitative honekin hauekin horrekin horiekin harekin haiekin
causative honegatik, honengatik hauegatik, hauengatik horregatik, horrengatik horiegatik, horiengatik haregatik, harengatik, hargatik haiegatik, haiengatik
benefactive honentzat, honendako hauentzat, hauendako horrentzat, horrendako horientzat, horiendako harentzat, harendako haientzat, haiendako
instrumental honetaz, honezaz, honez1 hauetaz, hauezaz, hauez1 horretaz, horrezaz, horrez1 horietaz, horiezaz, horiez1 hartaz, harez1 haietaz, haiezaz, haiez1
inessive animate honengan, honen baitan hauengan, hauen baitan horrengan, horren baitan horiengan, horien baitan harengan, haren baitan haiengan, haien baitan
inanimate honetan hauetan horretan horietan hartan haietan
locative animate
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―
―
―
―
―
inanimate honetako hauetako horretako horietako hartako haietako
allative animate honengana, honenganat hauengana, hauenganat horrengana, horrenganat horiengana, horienganat harengana, harenganat,
haren baitara, haren baitarat 		haiengana, haienganat,
haien baitara, haien baitarat
inanimate honetara, honetarat hauetara, hauetarat horretara, horretarat horietara, horietarat hartara, hartarat haietara, haietarat
terminative animate honenganaino hauenganaino horrenganaino horienganaino harenganaino, haren baitaraino haienganaino, haien baitaraino
inanimate honetaraino hauetaraino horretaraino horietaraino hartaraino haietaraino
directive animate honenganantz hauenganantz horrenganantz horienganantz harenganantz haienganantz
inanimate honetarantz hauetarantz horretarantz horietarantz hartarantz haietarantz
destinative animate honenganako hauenganako horrenganako horienganako harenganako haienganako
inanimate honeterako hauetarako horretarako horietarako hartarako haietarako
ablative animate honenganik, honengandik hauenganik, hauengandik horrenganik, horrengandik horienganik, horiengandik harenganik, harengandik,
haren baitatik, haren baitarik 		haienganik, haiengandik,
haien baitatik, haien baitarik
inanimate honetatik, honetarik hauetatik, hauetarik horretatik, horretarik horietatik, horietarik hartatik, hartarik haietatik, haietarik
Emphatic pronouns
absolutive hauxe hauexek horixe horiexek huraxe haiexek
ergative honexek horrexek harexek
dative honixe, honexeri haueixe, hauexei horrixe, horrexeri horieixe, horiexei harixe, harexeri haieixe, haiexei
genitive honexen, honetxen hauexen horrexen, horretxen horiexen harexen, haretxen haiexen
comitative honexekin, honetxekin hauexekin horrexekin, horretxekin horiexekin harexekin, haretxekin haiexekin
1 Only used in certain expressions.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

hau

  1. Third-person singular (hark), taking informal second-person singular (hi) as direct object, present indicative form of izan.
Usage notes

Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edun instead of izan.

Further reading

  • "hau" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “hau” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan

Verb

hau

  1. inflection of haver:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of heure:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German houwe, from Old High German houwa, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwā (“hoe, mattock”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwǭ, from *hawwaną (“to hew, chop; to forge”). Cognate with German Haue.

Noun

hau f (plural haung)

  1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) spade, shovel

Related terms

References

  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
  • “hau” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

Interjection

hau

  1. arf, bark, woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

See also

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Verb

hau

  1. singular imperative of hauen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of hauen

Hausa

Pronunciation

Noun

hâu m (possessed form hâun)

  1. misfortune, being bewitched

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhau̯/, , (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *sau.

Noun

hau

  1. cool/cold, dew, ice, snow
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fau, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

sea hibiscus, Talipariti tiliaceum

Noun

hau

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

Etymology 3

Verb

hau

  1. to strike
Derived terms

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Japanese

Romanization

hau

  1. Rōmaji transcription of はう

Kumzari

Noun

hau

  1. water

References

  • Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura

Lashi

Pronunciation

Determiner

hau

  1. that

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adverb

hau (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of haud

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Interjection

hau

  1. Expressing pain or grief; oh! ah! ow! ouch!!

References

  • “hau”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “hau”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hau in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Lokono

Noun

hau

  1. sloth

References

  • de Goeje, C. H. (1928) The Arawak Language of Guiana‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 23, 258

Maori

Noun

hau

  1. essence
  2. ceremonial offering of food to an atua
  3. a present given in return for another gift
  4. wind, breeze, breath
  5. air
  6. excess
  7. external angle, corner, obtuse angle

Verb

hau

  1. to be heard
  2. to spread news
  3. to exceed

Adjective

hau

  1. famous

Derived terms

Synonyms

References

  • “hau” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Interjection

hau!

  1. used to express fear, rejection, and so on
  2. used to express optimism

Etymology 2

Noun

hau m

  1. eye dialect spelling of haug

Etymology 3

Noun

hau n (definite singular hauet, indefinite plural hau, definite plural haua)

  1. (dialectal) alternative spelling of haud (“head”)
    • 1978, Dagmar Blix, Vanja, Trondheim: Rune, page 24:
      Men det såg ut som han hadde fått eit hardt slag på sia av hauet.
      But it looked as though he had taken a hard blow on the side of his head.
    • 1979, Edvard Hoem, Der storbåra bryt, Oslo: Det norske samlaget, page 18:
      "Då hadde du vore eit hau kortare, far."
      "Then you'd be a head shorter, father."

References

Nùng

Etymology

Cognate with Thai เรา (rao), Lao ເຮົາ (hao).

Pronoun

hau

  1. we, us

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hau

  1. woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

Further reading

  • hau in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hau in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈha.u/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧u

Noun

hau

  1. string, cord

Derived terms

References

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 183
  • “hau”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hau!

  1. woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

See also

Toba Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

hau

  1. tree
  2. wood

References

  • Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, p. 89.

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *saqu. Cognates include Tuvaluan sau and Samoan sau.

Verb

hau (plural ōmai or ōmamai)

  1. (intransitive) to come
  2. (intransitive, + mai) to come from
    E hau au mai Tokelau. ― I'm from Tokelau.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-u.

Determiner

hau

  1. (alienable, indefinite) thy, your
See also
Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) toku,
tota1 		to māua to mā to mātou oku,
ota1 		o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) taku,
tata1 		ta māua ta mā ta mātou aku,
ata1 		a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) hoku,
hota1 		ho māua ho mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1 		ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) haku,
hata1 		ha māua ha mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1 		ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

Etymology 3

Te hau (3).

From Proto-Polynesian *sau. Cognates include Hawaiian hau and Samoan sau.

Noun

hau

  1. dew

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 289

Uab Meto

Noun

hau (plural haukin)

  1. plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)

Synonyms

  • (a tree or plant which lives): hau’amoni; hau’amoni sin, hau’amoên sin pl
  • (the living tree or plant): hauhônês; hauhônês sin -> hauhôênsin, hauhôên kin pl

Uneapa

Etymology

From earlier *yau < *iau, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hau

  1. I

Further reading

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

White Hmong

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong *hu̯eiᶜ (“to boil (transitive)”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Perhaps related to npau (“to boil (transitive)”) somehow, via morphologically-induced consonantal changes?”

Verb

hau

  1. to boil (something in water or in liquid)
    hau zaub ― to boil vegetables

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *S-phreiX (“head”).

Noun

hau (classifier: lub)

  1. the head
Derived terms

Noun

hau (classifier: tus)

  1. leader, head person
Derived terms
  • hau rog (“the leader of the group that circles the house in mock battle at a funeral”)
  • hau zos (“the headman of a village”)

Etymology 3

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Semantic shift from Etymology 2, or some other origin? Is this perhaps a Sinitic borrowing? Looks vaguely like 被 (bèi) or 蓋／盖 (gài).”

Noun

hau (classifier: lub)

  1. a lid, a cover

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 49-50.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 274.

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *xaːwᴬ (“white”). Cognate with Thai ขาว (kǎao), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຂາວ (khāo), Lü ᦃᦱᧁ (ẋaaw), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪫ, Shan ၶၢဝ် (khǎao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥝᥴ (xáaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜧𑜨 (khawo), Bouyei haaul, Saek ห่าว.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hau (1957–1982 spelling hau)

  1. white
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