baus

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *pɯwᴮ (“paternal grandfather”). Cognate with Thai ปู่ (bpùu), Lao ປູ່ (pū), Lü ᦔᦴᧈ (ṗuu¹), Shan ပူႇ (pùu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū), Nong Zhuang buq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɐu˧˥/

Noun

baus

1. paternal grandfather

Malay

Adjective

baus

1. (dialectal, Sambas) bored

Occitan

Alternative forms

• bauç

Etymology

From Latin balteus (“girdle”). Compare Italian balzo (“crag”) and Catalan balç (“precipice”).

Noun

baus m

1. (Mistralian) escarpment

Further reading

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “balteus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 1: A–B, page 226