"Chau" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /tʃaʊ/ Forms: Chaus [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: From Cantonese 周 (zau¹). Doublet of Zhou. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|周|tr=zau¹}} Cantonese 周 (zau¹), {{doublet|en|Zhou}} Doublet of Zhou Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Chaus}} Chau (plural Chaus)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Chau-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Alternative form of Zhou Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Zhou
    Sense id: en-Chau-en-name-HjWpBodK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87

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        "1": "en",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "周",
        "tr": "zau¹"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese 周 (zau¹)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Zhou"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Zhou",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Cantonese 周 (zau¹). Doublet of Zhou.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Chaus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Chau (plural Chaus)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "id": "en-Chau-en-name-EMUC1F3L",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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          "word": "Zhou"
        }
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      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "13 87",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1849 August, “Annals of Confucius; or Chronology and Geography of the Chun Ts'iu”, in The Chinese Repository, volume XVIII, number 8, →OCLC, page 397",
          "text": "9. Kingdom of Yen 燕\nTáking situated in lat. 39° 54' N., long. 116° 28' E., one of the districts of Shuntien fú in Chihlí, now occupies the site of the capital of the ancient kingdom of Yen, the most northern part of the empire under the reign of the Chau dynasty.",
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        }
      ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tʃaʊ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chau"
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    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Cantonese",
    "English terms derived from Cantonese",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/aʊ"
  ],
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      "args": {
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Cantonese 周 (zau¹). Doublet of Zhou.",
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    {
      "form": "Chaus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
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          "word": "Zhou"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "1849 August, “Annals of Confucius; or Chronology and Geography of the Chun Ts'iu”, in The Chinese Repository, volume XVIII, number 8, →OCLC, page 397",
          "text": "9. Kingdom of Yen 燕\nTáking situated in lat. 39° 54' N., long. 116° 28' E., one of the districts of Shuntien fú in Chihlí, now occupies the site of the capital of the ancient kingdom of Yen, the most northern part of the empire under the reign of the Chau dynasty.",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tʃaʊ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chau"
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{
  "lang": "Hokkien",
  "lang_code": "nan-hbl",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "鄒"
  ],
  "word": "Chau"
}

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