Wau

See also: wau, wa'u, and wau'

English

Alternative forms

  • (a city in South Sudan) Waw, Wow

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Wau

  1. A town in Papua New Guinea.
  2. A city in South Sudan.

Translations

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaʊ̯/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Etymology 1

17th century, borrowed from Dutch wouw, from Middle Dutch woude. Cognate with English weld, French gaude. Further origin unknown.

Noun

Wau m (strong, genitive Waues or Waus, plural Waue)

  1. (botany) reseda (Reseda gen. et spp.)
    Synonyms: Resede, Reseda
  2. (most often specifically) dyer's weed, weld (Reseda luteola)
    Synonyms: Färberwau, Gelbkraut
Declension

Etymology 2

Nominalisation of wau (interjection) and/or deverbal from wauen.

Noun

Wau n or m (strong, genitive Wau or Waus or Waues, plural Waus or Waue)

  1. (rare) a woof, a short bark
Declension

References

  • Wau” in Duden online
  • Wau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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