Dau

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Central Franconian

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Etymology 1

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From Old High German *dou, northern variant of tou.

Alternative forms

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  • Dou (alternative spelling; chiefly used for Moselle Franconian dialects)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Dau m (no plural)

  1. (most dialects) dew

Etymology 2

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From the verb däue. Compare Dutch douw.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Dau m (plural Daue)

  1. (Ripuarian) push
    Däm moss mer ens ene Dau jevve, datt e noh vüre kütt.
    He’d need to be given a push, so that he might get ahead.

Kapampangan

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Etymology

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Fron dau.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dəˈu/ [dəˈu]
  • Syllabification: Da‧u

Proper noun

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Dau

  1. A barangay of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines

Saterland Frisian

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Dau (1) ap dät Gäärs.
Dau (2).

Etymology

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From Old Frisian dāw, from Proto-West Germanic *dauw. Cognates include West Frisian dau and German Tau.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Dau m (uncountable)

  1. dew
  2. drizzle
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References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Dau”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Kapampangan Dau, from dau.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /daˈu/ [d̪ɐˈu], /daˈwu/ [d̪ɐˈwu] (prescribed)
    • IPA(key): /daˈʔu/ [d̪ɐˈʔu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: Da‧u

Proper noun

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Daú (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏᜓ or ᜇᜂ)

  1. A barangay of Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines
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