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

paternal grandfather

Malay

Adjective

baus

(dialectal, Sambas) bored

Occitan

Alternative forms

bauç

Etymology

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

Noun

baus m

(Mistralian) escarpment

Further reading

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

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