Wau

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

English

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Alternative forms

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  • (a city in South Sudan) Waw, Wow

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Wau

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

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Anagrams

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

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

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