bao

See also: Bao and Appendix:Variations of "bao"

Noun

bao (countable and uncountable, plural baos or bao)

Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine
A sandwich or stuffed bun made with this bread

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Translations

Chinese steamed stuffed bun

Burmese: ပေါက်စီ (my) (paukci)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 包 (baau¹), 包子 (baau¹ zi²)

Dungan: бозы (bozɨ)

Hokkien: 包仔 (zh-min-nan) (pau-á)

Mandarin: 包子 (zh) (bāozi)
Indonesian: pau, bakpao (id)
Japanese: 包子 (ja) (paozu), パオズ (paozu), 焼包, シャオパオ, バインバオ
Korean: 바오쯔 (baojjeu), 바인 바오 (bain bao)
Malay: pau (ms)
Mongolian: бууз (mn) (buuz)
Russian: ба́оцзы pl (báoczy)
Tagalog: siopao
Thai: ซาลาเปา (th) (saa-laa-bpao)
Vietnamese: bánh bao (vi)

Etymology 2

From Swahili bao.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baʊ/

Noun

bao (uncountable)

A mancala board game played in East Africa.

Anagrams

Åbo, AOB, boa, oba, Abo, ABO, Boa, a.o.b., Oba., OAB, abo, OBA, A/B/O

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Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *baququ. Compare Cebuano bao, Hiligaynon bao, Maranao bao'o and Tausug bauu

Noun

bao

tortoise; turtle

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *baququ. Compare Hiligaynon bao, Maranao bao'o and Tausug bauu

Pronunciation

(Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʔoʔ/
Rhymes: -oʔ
Hyphenation: ba‧o

Noun

bao

a tortoise
a turtle
(vehicles, automotive, slang) Volkswagen Beetle

Noun

baó

tortoise, turtle
(vehicles, automotive, slang) Volkswagen Beetle

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balabaw. Compare Cebuano ambaw, Higaonon ambaw, Mansaka ambaw, Tagakaulu Kalagan ambaw, Tausug ambaw, Tiruray ambaw and Makasar balao

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧ó
IPA^(key): /baˈʔu/, [bɐˈʔo]

Noun

baó

mouse

Derived terms

baoen

Romanization

bao

Nonstandard spelling of bāo.
Nonstandard spelling of báo.
Nonstandard spelling of bǎo.
Nonstandard spelling of bào.

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Etymology 1

Akin to Maranao bao'o.

Noun

bao

turtle

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu.

Noun

baò

smell

Pronunciation

(phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɑːɔ], (enunciated) [pˠɑ wɔ]
(phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠæɰwɛw/
Bender phonemes: {bahwew}

Noun

bao

References

Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbao/ [ˈba.o]
Rhymes: -ao
Syllabification: ba‧o

Noun

bao m (plural baos)

bao (Chinese bread)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈoʔ/

Noun

bao

References

Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia

Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

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Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

bao class V (plural mabao class VI)

board (piece of wood)
goal
Synonym: goli
board game
a traditional Swahili mancala board game played in most of East Africa

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʔo/ [ˈbaː.ʔo]
Rhymes: -aʔo
Syllabification: ba‧o

Etymology 1

Noun

bao (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂ)

coconut shell stripped of its husk and meat
Synonym: tsireta
(anatomy) cranium
Synonym: bao ng ulo
(games, obsolete) a game of various chances, done with a coconut shell, and a cane placed crosswise on the ground

Derived terms

bao ng ulo
matang bao
pamao
tabong-bao

Etymology 2

From elision of /l/ from earlier balo. See more at balo.

Noun

bao (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂ)

Alternative form of balo (“widow; widower”)

Alternative forms

bauo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
bawo — obsolete

Derived terms

baong baliw
pagbauhan
pagkabao

Anagrams

abo

Pronunciation

(Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ɓaːw˧˧]

(Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ɓaːw˦˥]

Noun

bao

garcinia multiflora
mác bao ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

dầu mác bao ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
indian lettuce
Synonym: mước

slắc bao đeng ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

slắc bao khao ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

cồm bao
mác bao

References

Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈba.o]

Noun

bao

a water current

References

Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Noun

bao m (plural bai)

worm
bug

Derived terms

baéto

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 包.

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bao

bag; sack; pack
box; packet

Derived terms

bao kiếm

Descendants

→ Khmer: បាវ (baaw)

Verb

bao

to enclose; to envelope; to cover
to guarantee; to assure
to take on everything; to undertake (the whole of) something as someone's proxy
to treat; to pay (for someone else); to foot the bill; to cover (someone else); to stand

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Part of the b-series of demonstratives, along with bây, bấy.

Adverb

bao • (包)

(literary when used stand-alone) how; how much
Ngàn năm là bao?
How long is one thousand years really?
(Mekong Delta, colloquial) very; super (placed before an adjective to intensify)
cam bao ngọt ― super-duper sweet oranges

Determiner

bao • (包)

(literary) so many
bao người ― people everywhere

bao ngày ― day after day

Anagrams

boa

Noun

baó

turtle; tortoise

Visibility/evidentiality⁶
	Proximal (*-iː)	Distal 1 (*-iːʔ)	Distal 2 (*-əːʔ)	Distal 3/ Remote (*-ɔːʔ)	Interrogative (rime was a rounded back vowel)
Place, attributive¹ n-	ni nì này/nầy nây	nấy	nớ	nọ (nó)	nào
Place, nominal² đ-	đây	đấy (ấy)	—	đó	đâu
Manner r-	ri rày	—	rứa	—	ru sao³
Extent 1⁴ b-	bây	bấy	—	—	bao
Extent 2⁵ v-	vầy	vậy	—	—	—
¹ Originally can only follow a nominal (being used attributively), hence nơi này (“this place; here”), nơi nào (“where”) (no longer completely true in the modern language). ² Can be used on its own/is itself nominal, hence đây (“here”), đâu (“where”). ³ From earlier C-raːw (where C is nonspecific consonant). ⁴ Placed before the head: bây nhiêu (“this much”), bấy nhiêu (“that much”), bao nhiêu (“how much”). ⁵ Placed after the head: nhanh vầy (“this fast”), nhanh vậy (“that fast/so fast”).
	Distal (ngang)			Remote (huyền)
Northern-Southern	kia (cơ)			kìa (cờ)
Central	tê			tề
⁶ Originally, these demonstratives might have been used to assert that something is visible and/or verifiable. They have been bleached quite thoroughly and currently are usually used like other distal demonstratives. The biggest trace of their evidentiality might be in their usage as final particles, often in reduced forms cơ/cờ: [t]ừ đấy về tới Hà Nội, còn những ba cái cầu nữa cơ mà! ("From there to Hanoi, there're still three more bridges to cross!") (Ba ngày luân lạc, 1943).

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