бау
See also: баю
Bashkir
Бау
Etymology
From Common Kypchak *baw, from Common Turkic *bāğ "rope, binder", fromProto-Turkic *b(i)ā- (“to bind, fasten”).
Cognate withOld Uyghur [script needed] (bağ, “band, binder; bond”);Kazakh бау (baw, “cord, binder”),Kyrgyz боо (boo, “cord, binder”),Southern Altai буу (buu, “cord”),Crimean Tatar bav (“knot”),Uzbek bogʻ (“cord; bundle”),Turkish bağ (“connection”),Yakut быа (bıa, “cord, lace”), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɑw]
- Hyphenation: бау (one syllable)
Noun
бау • (baw)
- rope, cord, string
- (footware) shoelace
Declension
Inflection of бау (baw)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | бау (baw) | бауҙар (bawðar) |
| definite genitive | бауҙың (bawðïñ) | бауҙарҙың (bawðarðïñ) |
| dative | бауға (bawğa) | бауҙарға (bawðarğa) |
| definite accusative | бауҙы (bawðï) | бауҙарҙы (bawðarðï) |
| locative | бауҙа (bawða) | бауҙарҙа (bawðarða) |
| ablative | бауҙан (bawðan) | бауҙарҙан (bawðarðan) |
Tatar
Noun
бау • (bau)
- bow. A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords.