"baw" meaning in Welsh

See baw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /baːu̯/ [North-Wales], /bau̯/ [South-Wales]
Rhymes: -au̯ Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *bowā. Compare French boue (“mud”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*bowā}} Proto-Celtic *bowā, {{cognate|fr|boue||mud}} French boue (“mud”) Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|pl=bawion}} baw (feminine singular baw, plural bawion, equative bawed, comparative bawach, superlative bawaf) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: baw [feminine, singular], bawion [plural], bawed [equative], bawach [comparative], bawaf [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], baw [error-unrecognized-form], faw [soft], maw [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. filthy, dirty Synonyms: budr, brwnt, tomlyd
    Sense id: en-baw-cy-adj-HOXWzDQ9
  2. wretched, vile Synonyms: ffiaidd, gwael
    Sense id: en-baw-cy-adj-U8wgBbqf

Noun

IPA: /baːu̯/ [North-Wales], /bau̯/ [South-Wales] Forms: bawau [plural]
Rhymes: -au̯ Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *bowā. Compare French boue (“mud”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*bowā}} Proto-Celtic *bowā, {{cognate|fr|boue||mud}} French boue (“mud”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|-|pl2=bawau}} baw m (usually uncountable, plural bawau)
  1. dirt, filth, grime Tags: masculine, uncountable, usually Synonyms: budreddi, llaid, llaca, mẁd
    Sense id: en-baw-cy-noun-KPlpCiqN
  2. excrement, dung Tags: masculine, uncountable, usually Synonyms: carthion, ysgarthion, tail, tom, cach
    Sense id: en-baw-cy-noun-W5ssNDvR Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 15 6 20 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: baw bach (english: little bastard, little shit), baw diawl (english: asafoetida; devil's dirt) [literally], bawa (english: to befoul), hawdd fel baw (english: very easy; easy like dirt) [literally]

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "little bastard, little shit",
      "translation": "little bastard, little shit",
      "word": "baw bach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "asafoetida; devil's dirt",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "translation": "asafoetida; devil's dirt",
      "word": "baw diawl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to befoul",
      "translation": "to befoul",
      "word": "bawa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "very easy; easy like dirt",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "translation": "very easy; easy like dirt",
      "word": "hawdd fel baw"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *bowā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "boue",
        "3": "",
        "4": "mud"
      },
      "expansion": "French boue (“mud”)",
      "name": "cognate"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *bowā. Compare French boue (“mud”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bawau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-",
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      },
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    }
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "filth",
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        ],
        [
          "grime",
          "grime"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "budreddi"
        },
        {
          "word": "llaid"
        },
        {
          "word": "llaca"
        },
        {
          "word": "mẁd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "excrement, dung"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "excrement",
          "excrement"
        ],
        [
          "dung",
          "dung"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "carthion"
        },
        {
          "word": "ysgarthion"
        },
        {
          "word": "tail"
        },
        {
          "word": "tom"
        },
        {
          "word": "cach"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/baːu̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bau̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-au̯"
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
      "form": "baw",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bawion",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bawed",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bawach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bawaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      ]
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      "form": "baw",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faw",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maw",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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        "filthy, dirty"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "filthy",
          "filthy"
        ],
        [
          "dirty",
          "dirty"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "budr"
        },
        {
          "word": "brwnt"
        },
        {
          "word": "tomlyd"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "wretched, vile"
      ],
      "id": "en-baw-cy-adj-U8wgBbqf",
      "links": [
        [
          "wretched",
          "wretched"
        ],
        [
          "vile",
          "vile"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ffiaidd"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwael"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baːu̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bau̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-au̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baw"
}
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      "english": "little bastard, little shit",
      "translation": "little bastard, little shit",
      "word": "baw bach"
    },
    {
      "english": "asafoetida; devil's dirt",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "translation": "asafoetida; devil's dirt",
      "word": "baw diawl"
    },
    {
      "english": "to befoul",
      "translation": "to befoul",
      "word": "bawa"
    },
    {
      "english": "very easy; easy like dirt",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "translation": "very easy; easy like dirt",
      "word": "hawdd fel baw"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *bowā",
      "name": "inh"
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        "4": "mud"
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      "expansion": "French boue (“mud”)",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *bowā. Compare French boue (“mud”).",
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      "form": "bawau",
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      ]
    }
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        "dirt, filth, grime"
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          "dirt",
          "dirt"
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          "filth",
          "filth"
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          "grime",
          "grime"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "budreddi"
        },
        {
          "word": "llaid"
        },
        {
          "word": "llaca"
        },
        {
          "word": "mẁd"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "excrement, dung"
      ],
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          "excrement",
          "excrement"
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        [
          "dung",
          "dung"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "carthion"
        },
        {
          "word": "ysgarthion"
        },
        {
          "word": "tail"
        },
        {
          "word": "tom"
        },
        {
          "word": "cach"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bau̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-au̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baw"
}

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      "form": "bawed",
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      "form": "bawach",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "bawaf",
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        "superlative"
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      "form": "baw",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "faw",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
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      "form": "maw",
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      ],
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        [
          "filthy",
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        ],
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          "dirty",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "budr"
        },
        {
          "word": "brwnt"
        },
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        }
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          "word": "ffiaidd"
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        }
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        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-au̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baw"
}

Download raw JSONL data for baw meaning in Welsh (4.1kB)

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