"Pau" meaning in Low German

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Noun

Forms: Paus [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Low German pâwe, pauwe, pâw, from Old Saxon pāo, *pāwo, from Proto-West Germanic *pāwō. Etymology templates: {{dercat|nds|gem-pro|la}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|nds|gml|pâwe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Low German pâwe, {{inh+|nds|gml|pâwe}} Inherited from Middle Low German pâwe, {{inh|nds|osx|pāo}} Old Saxon pāo, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*pāwō}} Proto-West Germanic *pāwō Head templates: {{nds-noun|m|Paus}} Pau m (plural Paus), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. peacock Tags: German-Low-German, masculine Derived forms: Pageluun Related terms: Fedder, Heken, Seken, Vagel
    Sense id: en-Pau-nds-noun-oJXHcT4z Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header, Animals, Birds Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Animals: 54 46 Disambiguation of Birds: 50 50
  2. peafowl Tags: German-Low-German, masculine
    Sense id: en-Pau-nds-noun-4BaUncng Categories (other): Animals, Birds Disambiguation of Animals: 54 46 Disambiguation of Birds: 50 50

Inflected forms

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