Wiktionary

fau

See also: fa'u

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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Ideophone

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fau

  1. (of a thing or action) extreme

Kashubian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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fau m animal

  1. Synonym of paw

Further reading

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  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “paw”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[1]

Middle English

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Noun

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fau

  1. Alternative form of fou

Norman

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Etymology

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

Noun

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fau m (plural faus)

  1. (Jersey) beech tree

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin fagus.

Noun

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fau

  1. beech

Descendants

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  • Gallo: faeu
  • Norman: fau (Jersey)

Samoan

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Etymology

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

Noun

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fau

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