garau

Basque

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *garanu, from Latin granum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɾau̯/ [ɡa.ɾau̯]
• Rhymes: -aɾau̯
• Hyphenation: ga‧rau

Noun

garau inan

1. grain (the seed of various grass food crops)

   Synonyms: ale, bihi

2. bead
3. (chiefly Biscayan) seed
4. fruit
5. (colloquial, in negative sentences) nothing
6. (colloquial, in compounds) huge, enormous

Declension

Declension of garau (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	garau	garaua	garauak
ergative	garauk	garauak	garauek
dative	garauri	garauari	garauei
genitive	garauren	garauaren	garauen
comitative	garaurekin	garauarekin	garauekin
causative	garaurengatik	garauarengatik	garauengatik
benefactive	garaurentzat	garauarentzat	garauentzat
instrumental	garauz	garauaz	garauez
inessive	garautan	garauan	garauetan
locative	garautako	garauko	garauetako
allative	garautara	garaura	garauetara
terminative	garautaraino	garauraino	garauetaraino
directive	garautarantz	garaurantz	garauetarantz
destinative	garautarako	garaurako	garauetarako
ablative	garautatik	garautik	garauetatik
partitive	garaurik	—	—
prolative	garautzat	—	—

Derived terms

• garautegi (“granary”)
• garautsu (“abundant”)

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarau̯/
• Rhymes: -arau̯, -rau̯, -au̯

Adjective

garau (Jawi spelling ݢاراو)

1. deep (of a voice)

   Synonyms: dalam, parau, garuk

   Suara garau ― Deep voice

Derived terms

• digaraukan
• garau-garau
• kegarauan
• menggaraukan
• segarau

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: garau

Further reading

• “garau” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.