"bau" meaning in Achang

See bau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k). Etymology templates: {{inh|acn|sit-pro|*N-pu(k)}} Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k) Head templates: {{head|acn|noun}} bau
  1. worm
    Sense id: en-bau-acn-noun-ua8Xr0~F Categories (other): Achang entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Achang entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. insect, bug
    Sense id: en-bau-acn-noun-czW-cD52 Categories (other): Achang entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Achang entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: baukhyi, baulo, baulo bau
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "baukhyi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "baulo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "baulo bau"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*N-pu(k)",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/N-pu(k)"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "acn",
        "2": "sit-pro",
        "3": "*N-pu(k)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "acn",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "bau",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Achang",
  "lang_code": "acn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Achang entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "worm"
      ],
      "id": "en-bau-acn-noun-ua8Xr0~F",
      "links": [
        [
          "worm",
          "worm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Achang entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "insect, bug"
      ],
      "id": "en-bau-acn-noun-czW-cD52",
      "links": [
        [
          "insect",
          "insect"
        ],
        [
          "bug",
          "bug"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/bɑu˧/",
      "tags": [
        "Myanmar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "note": "Lianghe",
      "other": "[pɑu³¹]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Longchuan",
      "other": "[pau³¹]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Luxi",
      "other": "[pau⁵¹]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Xiandao",
      "other": "[pau³¹]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bau"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Achang entries with incorrect language header",
    "Achang lemmas",
    "Achang nouns",
    "Achang terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan",
    "Achang terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan",
    "Pages with 27 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "West Coast Bajau adjectives",
    "West Coast Bajau entries with incorrect language header",
    "West Coast Bajau lemmas",
    "West Coast Bajau terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "West Coast Bajau terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "West Coast Bajau terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "West Coast Bajau terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "baukhyi"
    },
    {
      "word": "baulo"
    },
    {
      "word": "baulo bau"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*N-pu(k)",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/N-pu(k)"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "acn",
        "2": "sit-pro",
        "3": "*N-pu(k)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "acn",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "bau",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Achang",
  "lang_code": "acn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "worm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "worm",
          "worm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "insect, bug"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "insect",
          "insect"
        ],
        [
          "bug",
          "bug"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/bɑu˧/",
      "tags": [
        "Myanmar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "note": "Lianghe",
      "other": "[pɑu³¹]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Longchuan",
      "other": "[pau³¹]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Luxi",
      "other": "[pau⁵¹]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Xiandao",
      "other": "[pau³¹]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bau"
}

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