hau

See also: Hau, háu, hàu, hầu, hậu, ha'u, hău, and -hau

Symbol

hau

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Hausa.

Noun

hau

stone

References

Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hau̯/ [hau̯]
IPA^(key): (Southern) /au̯/ [au̯]
Rhymes: -au̯
Hyphenation: hau

Etymology 1

From Proto-Basque *(h)aur. The stem of the inflected forms is *(h)on-.

Determiner

hau (postposed, demonstrative)

this

Declension

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Common pronouns
		hau		hori		hura
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
absolutive		hau	hauek	hori	horiek	hura	haiek
ergative		honek	hauek	horrek	horiek	hark	haiek
dative		honi	hauei	horri	horiei	hari	haiei
genitive		honen	hauen	horren	horien	haren	haien
comitative		honekin	hauekin	horrekin	horiekin	harekin	haiekin
causative		honegatik, honengatik	hauegatik, hauengatik	horregatik, horrengatik	horiegatik, horiengatik	haregatik, harengatik, hargatik	haiegatik, haiengatik
benefactive		honentzat, honendako	hauentzat, hauendako	horrentzat, horrendako	horientzat, horiendako	harentzat, harendako	haientzat, haiendako
instrumental		honetaz, honezaz, honez¹	hauetaz, hauezaz, hauez¹	horretaz, horrezaz, horrez¹	horietaz, horiezaz, horiez¹	hartaz, harez¹	haietaz, haiezaz, haiez¹
inessive	animate	honengan, honen baitan	hauengan, hauen baitan	horrengan, horren baitan	horiengan, horien baitan	harengan, haren baitan	haiengan, haien baitan
inessive	inanimate	honetan	hauetan	horretan	horietan	hartan	haietan
locative	animate	―	―	―	―	―	―
locative	inanimate	honetako	hauetako	horretako	horietako	hartako	haietako
allative	animate	honengana, honenganat	hauengana, hauenganat	horrengana, horrenganat	horiengana, horienganat	harengana, harenganat, haren baitara, haren baitarat	haiengana, haienganat, haien baitara, haien baitarat
allative	inanimate	honetara, honetarat	hauetara, hauetarat	horretara, horretarat	horietara, horietarat	hartara, hartarat	haietara, haietarat
terminative	animate	honenganaino	hauenganaino	horrenganaino	horienganaino	harenganaino, haren baitaraino	haienganaino, haien baitaraino
terminative	inanimate	honetaraino	hauetaraino	horretaraino	horietaraino	hartaraino	haietaraino
directive	animate	honenganantz	hauenganantz	horrenganantz	horienganantz	harenganantz	haienganantz
directive	inanimate	honetarantz	hauetarantz	horretarantz	horietarantz	hartarantz	haietarantz
destinative	animate	honenganako	hauenganako	horrenganako	horienganako	harenganako	haienganako
destinative	inanimate	honeterako	hauetarako	horretarako	horietarako	hartarako	haietarako
ablative	animate	honenganik, honengandik	hauenganik, hauengandik	horrenganik, horrengandik	horienganik, horiengandik	harenganik, harengandik, haren baitatik, haren baitarik	haienganik, haiengandik, haien baitatik, haien baitarik
ablative	inanimate	honetatik, honetarik	hauetatik, hauetarik	horretatik, horretarik	horietatik, horietarik	hartatik, hartarik	haietatik, haietarik
Emphatic pronouns
absolutive		hauxe	hauexek	horixe	horiexek	huraxe	haiexek
ergative		honexek	hauexek	horrexek	horiexek	harexek	haiexek
dative		honixe, honexeri	haueixe, hauexei	horrixe, horrexeri	horieixe, horiexei	harixe, harexeri	haieixe, haiexei
genitive		honexen, honetxen	hauexen	horrexen, horretxen	horiexen	harexen, haretxen	haiexen
comitative		honexekin, honetxekin	hauexekin	horrexekin, horretxekin	horiexekin	harexekin, haretxekin	haiexekin
¹ Only used in certain expressions.

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Pronoun

hau (demonstrative)

this one

Declension

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Common pronouns
		hau		hori		hura
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
absolutive		hau	hauek	hori	horiek	hura	haiek
ergative		honek	hauek	horrek	horiek	hark	haiek
dative		honi	hauei	horri	horiei	hari	haiei
genitive		honen	hauen	horren	horien	haren	haien
comitative		honekin	hauekin	horrekin	horiekin	harekin	haiekin
causative		honegatik, honengatik	hauegatik, hauengatik	horregatik, horrengatik	horiegatik, horiengatik	haregatik, harengatik, hargatik	haiegatik, haiengatik
benefactive		honentzat, honendako	hauentzat, hauendako	horrentzat, horrendako	horientzat, horiendako	harentzat, harendako	haientzat, haiendako
instrumental		honetaz, honezaz, honez¹	hauetaz, hauezaz, hauez¹	horretaz, horrezaz, horrez¹	horietaz, horiezaz, horiez¹	hartaz, harez¹	haietaz, haiezaz, haiez¹
inessive	animate	honengan, honen baitan	hauengan, hauen baitan	horrengan, horren baitan	horiengan, horien baitan	harengan, haren baitan	haiengan, haien baitan
inessive	inanimate	honetan	hauetan	horretan	horietan	hartan	haietan
locative	animate	―	―	―	―	―	―
locative	inanimate	honetako	hauetako	horretako	horietako	hartako	haietako
allative	animate	honengana, honenganat	hauengana, hauenganat	horrengana, horrenganat	horiengana, horienganat	harengana, harenganat, haren baitara, haren baitarat	haiengana, haienganat, haien baitara, haien baitarat
allative	inanimate	honetara, honetarat	hauetara, hauetarat	horretara, horretarat	horietara, horietarat	hartara, hartarat	haietara, haietarat
terminative	animate	honenganaino	hauenganaino	horrenganaino	horienganaino	harenganaino, haren baitaraino	haienganaino, haien baitaraino
terminative	inanimate	honetaraino	hauetaraino	horretaraino	horietaraino	hartaraino	haietaraino
directive	animate	honenganantz	hauenganantz	horrenganantz	horienganantz	harenganantz	haienganantz
directive	inanimate	honetarantz	hauetarantz	horretarantz	horietarantz	hartarantz	haietarantz
destinative	animate	honenganako	hauenganako	horrenganako	horienganako	harenganako	haienganako
destinative	inanimate	honeterako	hauetarako	horretarako	horietarako	hartarako	haietarako
ablative	animate	honenganik, honengandik	hauenganik, hauengandik	horrenganik, horrengandik	horienganik, horiengandik	harenganik, harengandik, haren baitatik, haren baitarik	haienganik, haiengandik, haien baitatik, haien baitarik
ablative	inanimate	honetatik, honetarik	hauetatik, hauetarik	horretatik, horretarik	horietatik, horietarik	hartatik, hartarik	haietatik, haietarik
Emphatic pronouns
absolutive		hauxe	hauexek	horixe	horiexek	huraxe	haiexek
ergative		honexek	hauexek	horrexek	horiexek	harexek	haiexek
dative		honixe, honexeri	haueixe, hauexei	horrixe, horrexeri	horieixe, horiexei	harixe, harexeri	haieixe, haiexei
genitive		honexen, honetxen	hauexen	horrexen, horretxen	horiexen	harexen, haretxen	haiexen
comitative		honexekin, honetxekin	hauexekin	horrexekin, horretxekin	horiexekin	harexekin, haretxekin	haiexekin
¹ Only used in certain expressions.

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Derived terms

hau da (“that is”)
hau edo bestea (“this or that”)
hau edo hori (“this or that”)
hau edo hura (“this or that”)
hau eta bestea (“this or that”)
hau eta hau (“this or that”)
hau eta hura (“this or that”)
hau marka
hauxe (“this”) (emphatic)

Etymology 2

Verb

hau

Third-person singular (hark), taking informal second-person singular (hi) as direct object, present indicative form of izan.

Usage notes

Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edun instead of izan.

Verb

hau

inflection of haver:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative
inflection of heure:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology

From Middle High German houwe, from Old High German houwa, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwā (“hoe, mattock”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwǭ, from *hawwaną (“to hew, chop; to forge”). Cognate with German Haue.

Noun

hau f (plural haung)

(Luserna, Sette Comuni) spade, shovel

Related terms

hauan

References

Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
“hau” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

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Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɑu̯/, [ˈhɑ̝u̯]
Rhymes: -ɑu
Hyphenation^(key): hau

Interjection

hau

arf, bark, woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Verb

hau

singular imperative of hauen
(colloquial) first-person singular present of hauen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hâu/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hâu]

Noun

hâu m (possessed form hâun)

misfortune, being bewitched

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhau̯/, [ˈhɐw], [ˈhɔw] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *sau.

Noun

hau

cool/cold, dew, ice, snow

Derived terms

ʻĀina Hau (“Land of Ice, Iceland”)
hauʻoki (“white ice, snow”)
hauʻoki (“cut ice, frost”)
poke hau (“sliced ice, ice cubes”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fau, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

Thumb — **sea hibiscus**, *Talipariti tiliaceum*

Noun

hau

sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Derived terms

hauhana

Etymology 3

Verb

hau

to strike

Derived terms

hāuna

References

Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Romanization

hau

Rōmaji transcription of はう

Noun

hau

water

References

Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /haw/

Determiner

hau

that

References

Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hau̯/, [häu̯]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯/, [äːu̯]

Etymology 1

Adverb

hau (not comparable)

Alternative form of haud

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

au

Interjection

hau

Expressing pain or grief; oh! ah! ow! ouch!!

References

“hau”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“hau”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
hau in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Noun

hau

sloth

References

de Goeje, C. H. (1928) The Arawak Language of Guiana‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 23, 258

Noun

hau

essence
ceremonial offering of food to an atua
a present given in return for another gift
wind, breeze, breath
air
excess
external angle, corner, obtuse angle

Verb

hau

to be heard
to spread news
to exceed

Adjective

hau

famous

Derived terms

hau kāinga (home, true home, local people of a marae, home people, locals)
hau maiangi (south wind)
hau mākato (northeast wind)
hau paora (golf, to play golf)
hau pūkeri (strong wind)
hau raki, hauraki (north wind)
hau takiwā (air)
hau tonga, hautonga (south wind)
putanga hau (vent, flue)
whāngai hau (ceremonial offering of food to an atua)

Synonyms

matangi (wind, breeze)

References

“hau” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Etymology 1

Interjection

hau!

used to express fear, rejection, and so on
used to express optimism

Etymology 2

Noun

hau m

eye dialect spelling of haug

Etymology 3

Noun

hau n (definite singular hauet, indefinite plural hau, definite plural haua)

(dialectal) alternative spelling of haud (“head”)
- 1978, Dagmar Blix, Vanja, Trondheim: Rune, page 24:
  Men det såg ut som han hadde fått eit hardt slag på sia av hauet.
  But it looked as though he had taken a hard blow on the side of his head.
- 1979, Edvard Hoem, Der storbåra bryt, Oslo: Det norske samlaget, page 18:
  "Då hadde du vore eit hau kortare, far."
  "Then you'd be a head shorter, father."

References

“hau” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Cognate with Thai เรา (rao), Lao ເຮົາ (hao).

Pronoun

hau

we, us

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxaw/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aw
Syllabification: hau
Homophone: chał

Interjection

hau

woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈha.u/
Hyphenation: ha‧u

Noun

hau

string, cord

Derived terms

kōhau

References

Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 183
“hau”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /haw/

Interjection

hau!

woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

hau

tree
wood

References

Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, p. 89.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhʲa.u]
Hyphenation: ha‧u

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *saqu. Cognates include Tuvaluan sau and Samoan sau.

Verb

hau (plural ōmai or ōmamai)

(intransitive) to come
(intransitive, + mai) to come from
E hau au mai Tokelau. ― I'm from Tokelau.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-u.

Determiner

hau

(alienable, indefinite) thy, your

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *sau. Cognates include Hawaiian hau and Samoan sau.

Noun

hau

dew

References

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 289

Noun

hau (plural haukin)

plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)

Synonyms

(a tree or plant which lives): hau’amoni; hau’amoni sin, hau’amoên sin pl
(the living tree or plant): hauhônês; hauhônês sin -> hauhôênsin, hauhôên kin pl

Etymology

From earlier *yau < *iau, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣau/

Pronoun

hau

I

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hau̯˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong *hu̯eiᶜ (“to boil (transitive)”).^[1]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Perhaps related to npau (“to boil (transitive)”) somehow, via morphologically-induced consonantal changes?”

Verb

hau

to boil (something in water or in liquid)
hau zaub ― to boil vegetables

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *S-phreiX (“head”).^[1]

Noun

hau (classifier: lub)

the head

Derived terms

do do hau (“baldheaded, bald”)
hau pliaj (“the forehead”)
hau xaws (“the fontanelle on the head of a young child”)
ncaws hau (“to nod the head”)
nyo hau (“to bow the head”)
plaub hau (“hair of the head”)
taub hau (“the head”)
the head of the mountain, mountaintop

Noun

hau (classifier: tus)

leader, head person

Derived terms

hau rog (“the leader of the group that circles the house in mock battle at a funeral”)
hau zos (“the headman of a village”)

Etymology 3

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Semantic shift from Etymology 2, or some other origin? Is this perhaps a Sinitic borrowing? Looks vaguely like 被 (bèi) or 蓋／盖 (gài).”

Noun

hau (classifier: lub)

a lid, a cover

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 49-50.

[1]
Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 274.

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *xaːwᴬ (“white”). Cognate with Thai ขาว (kǎao), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຂາວ (khāo), Lü ᦃᦱᧁ (ẋaaw), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪫ, Shan ၶၢဝ် (khǎao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥝᥴ (xáaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜧𑜨 (khawo), Bouyei haaul, Saek ห่าว.

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /haːu˨˦/

Tone numbers: hau¹

Hyphenation: hau

Adjective

hau (Sawndip forms 𭽑 or 𰤘 or ⿺色号 or ⿺色好 or 䒵 or ⿺辶好 or 皓 or 皎｜⿳亠口⿱冖白 or ⿺色孝 or 耗, 1957–1982 spelling hau)

white

[Ratliff-1] [1]
Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 274.

[1]

	Definite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
	sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person (excl.)	toku, tota¹	to māua	to mā	to mātou	oku, ota¹	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	to tāua	to tā	to tātou	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person	tō	toulua		toutou	ō	oulua		outou
3rd person	tona	to lāua	to lā	to lātou	ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
	Definite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
	sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person (excl.)	taku, tata¹	ta māua	ta mā	ta mātou	aku, ata¹	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ta tāua	ta tā	ta tātou	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person	tau	taulua		tautou	au	aulua		autou
3rd person	tana	ta lāua	ta lā	ta lātou	ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou
	Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
	sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person (excl.)	hoku, hota¹	ho māua	ho mā	ho mātou	ni oku, ni ota¹	ni o māua	ni o mā	ni o mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ho tāua	ho tā	ho tātou	―	ni o tāua	ni o tā	ni o tātou
2nd person	hō	houlua		houtou	ni ō	ni oulua		ni outou
3rd person	hona	ho lāua	ho lā	ho lātou	ni ona	ni o lāua	ni o lā	ni o lātou
	Indefinite alienable (A-type)
	singular reference				plural reference
	sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
	sg	long	short	pl	sg	long	short	pl
1st person (excl.)	haku, hata¹	ha māua	ha mā	ha mātou	ni aku, ni ata¹	ni a māua	ni a mā	ni a mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	ha tāua	ha tā	ha tātou	―	ni a tāua	ni a tā	ni a tātou
2nd person	hau	haulua		hautou	ni au	ni aulua		ni autou
3rd person	hana	ha lāua	ha lā	ha lātou	ni ana	ni a lāua	ni a lā	ni a lātou
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