hau

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

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Basque

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Determiner

hau (postposed, 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	―	―		―	―		―	―
	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	―	―		―	―		―	―
	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

• hau da (“that is”)
• hau edo bestea (“this or that”)
• hau edo hori (“this or that”)
• hau edo hura (“this or that”)
• hau eta bestea (“this or that”)
• hau eta hau (“this or that”)
• hau eta hura (“this or that”)
• hau marka
• hauxe (“this”) (emphatic)

 

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 [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “hau”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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

• hauan

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑu̯/, [ˈhɑ̝u̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑu
• Syllabification^(key): hau

Interjection

hau

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

See also

• vuh

Further reading

• “hau”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

hau

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

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hâu/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hâu]

Noun

hâu m (possessed form hâun)

1. misfortune, being bewitched

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhau̯/, [ˈhɐw], [ˈhɔw] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *sau.

Noun

hau

1. cool/cold, dew, ice, snow

Derived terms

• ʻĀina Hau (“Land of Ice, Iceland”)
• hauʻoki (“white ice, snow”)
• hauʻoki (“cut ice, frost”)
• poke hau (“sliced ice, ice cubes”)

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

• hauhana

Etymology 3

Verb

hau

1. to strike

Derived terms

• hāuna

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

• IPA^(key): /haw/

Determiner

hau

1. that

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hau̯/, [häu̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯/, [äːu̯]

Etymology 1

Adverb

hau (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of haud

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• au

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^[3], 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

• hau kāinga (home, true home, local people of a marae, home people, locals)
• hau maiangi (south wind)
• hau mākato (northeast wind)
• hau paora (golf, to play golf)
• hau pūkeri (strong wind)
• hau raki, hauraki (north wind)
• hau takiwā (air)
• hau tonga, hautonga (south wind)
• putanga hau (vent, flue)
• whāngai hau (ceremonial offering of food to an atua)

Synonyms

• matangi (wind, breeze)

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

• “hau” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Nùng

Etymology

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

Pronoun

hau

1. we, us

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaw/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: hau
• Homophone: chał

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

• kōhau

 

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^[4], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haw/

Interjection

hau!

1. woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

See also

• ham

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈhʲa.u]
• Hyphenation: ha‧u

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^[5], 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

• IPA^(key): /ɣau/

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

• IPA^(key): /hau̯˧/

Etymology 1

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

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

• do do hau (“baldheaded, bald”)
• hau pliaj (“the forehead”)
• hau xaws (“the fontanelle on the head of a young child”)
• ncaws hau (“to nod the head”)
• nyo hau (“to bow the head”)
• plaub hau (“hair of the head”)
• taub hau (“the head”)
• the head of the mountain, mountaintop

 

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

Noun

hau (classifier: lub)

1. a lid, a cover

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[6], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 49-50.

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

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /haːu˨˦/
• Tone numbers: hau¹
• Hyphenation: hau

Adjective

hau (1957–1982 spelling hau)

1. white