"qau" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Paiwan]

Head templates: {{head|pwn|noun}} qau
  1. bamboo
    Sense id: en-qau-pwn-noun-rdF0Pq5b Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Paiwan entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Proto-Polynesian]

Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *qau, from Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus. Etymology templates: {{inh|poz-pol-pro|poz-oce-pro|*qaʀus}} Proto-Oceanic *qaʀus, {{inh|poz-pol-pro|poz-pro|*qaʀus}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus Head templates: {{head|poz-pol-pro|noun}} *qau
  1. current (water) Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-qau-poz-pol-pro-noun-uhRHTQKK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Polynesian entries with incorrect language header

Noun [White Hmong]

IPA: /qau̯˧/ Forms: tus [classifier]
Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} qau
  1. (sometimes offensive) the penis Tags: offensive, sometimes
    Sense id: en-qau-mww-noun-93wiWF~w Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header
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  "sounds": [
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        "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
        "White Hmong lemmas",
        "White Hmong nouns",
        "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the penis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sometimes offensive) the penis"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "offensive",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/qau̯˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qau"
}

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