Definitions and meaning of bao
bao
Translingual
Symbol
bao
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Waimaha.
See also
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- Wiktionary’s coverage of Waimaha terms
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Mandarin 包 (bāo) or Cantonese 包 (baau1). Cognate of Vietnamese bánh bao.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
bao (countable and uncountable, plural baos or bao)
- Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine
- A sandwich or stuffed bun made with this bread
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- Baozi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Swahili bao.
Pronunciation
Noun
bao (uncountable)
- A mancala board game played in East Africa.
See also
- Bao (mancala game) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Åbo, AOB, boa, oba, Abo, ABO, Boa, a.o.b., Oba., OAB, abo, OBA, A/B/O
Asi
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *baququ. Compare Cebuano bao, Hiligaynon bao,
Maranao bao'o and
Tausug bauu
Noun
bao
- tortoise; turtle
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *baququ. Compare Hiligaynon bao, Maranao bao'o and Tausug bauu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈbaʔoʔ/
- Rhymes: -oʔ
- Hyphenation: ba‧o
Noun
bao
- a tortoise
- a turtle
- (vehicles, automotive, slang) Volkswagen Beetle
Hiligaynon
Noun
baó
- tortoise, turtle
- (vehicles, automotive, slang) Volkswagen Beetle
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balabaw.
Compare Cebuano ambaw, Higaonon ambaw, Mansaka ambaw,
Tagakaulu Kalagan ambaw,
Tausug ambaw,
Tiruray ambaw and
Makasar balao
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧ó
- IPA(key): /baˈʔu/, [bɐˈʔo]
Noun
baó
- mouse
Derived terms
Mandarin
Romanization
bao
- nonstandard spelling of bāo
- nonstandard spelling of báo
- nonstandard spelling of bǎo
- nonstandard spelling of bào
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Mansaka
Etymology 1
Akin to Maranao bao'o.
Noun
bao
- turtle
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu.
Noun
baò
- smell
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɑːɔ], (enunciated) [pˠɑ wɔ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠæɰwɛw/
- Bender phonemes: {bahwew}
Noun
bao
- bird
- chicken
- fowl
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbao/ [ˈba.o]
- Rhymes: -ao
- Syllabification: ba‧o
Noun
bao m (plural baos)
- bao (Chinese bread)
Further reading
- “bao”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Sundanese
Pronunciation
Noun
bao
- great-great-grandparents
- great-great-grandchild
See also
- (kinship generations) pancakaki; gantung siwur/kait siwur, udeg-udeg, janggawaréng, bao, buyut, aki, bapa, budak, incu, buyut, bao, janggawaréng, udeg-udeg, gantung siwur/kait siwur, (Category: su:Family)
References
- Maman Sumantri, Atjep Djamaludin, Achmad Patoni, R.H. Moch. Koerdie, M.O. Koesman, Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
- Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
bao class V (plural mabao class VI)
- board (piece of wood)
- goal
- Synonym: goli
- board game
- a traditional Swahili mancala board game played in most of East Africa
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈbaʔo/ [ˈbaː.ʔo] (“coconut shell; cranium”, noun)
- IPA(key): /baˈʔo/ [bɐˈʔo] (“game of chances”, noun)
- Syllabification: ba‧o
Noun
bao (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂ)
- coconut shell stripped of its husk and meat
- Synonym: tsireta
- (anatomy) cranium
- Synonym: bao ng ulo
Derived terms
See also
Noun
baó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂ)
- (games, obsolete) a game of various chances, done with a coconut shell, and a cane placed crosswise on the ground
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
From elision of /l/ from earlier balo. See more at balo.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbaʔo/ [ˈbaː.ʔo]
- Rhymes: -aʔo
- Syllabification: ba‧o
Noun
bao (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂ)
- alternative form of balo (“widow; widower”)
Alternative forms
- bauo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- bawo — obsolete
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Proto-Philippine *baququ. Compare Kapampangan pau, Hanunoo paoo, Cebuano bao, Hiligaynon bao, Maranao bao'o, Tausug bauu, and Malay biuku.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈʔo/ [bɐˈʔo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: ba‧o
Noun
baó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂ) (dialectal, Quezon)
- tortoise found on land or fresh water
See also
Further reading
- “bao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971) A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 69
Anagrams
Tày
Pronunciation
-
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [ɓaːw˧˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [ɓaːw˦˥]
Noun
bao
- garcinia multiflora
- mác bao ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- dầu mác bao ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- indian lettuce
- Synonym: mước
- slắc bao đeng ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- slắc bao khao ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
References
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary][1][2] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
- Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary][3] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient
Ternate
Pronunciation
Noun
bao
- a water current
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Venetan
Noun
bao m (plural bai)
- worm
- bug
Derived terms
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 包.
Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc) bao
- bag; sack; pack
- box; packet
Descendants
See also
Verb
bao
- to enclose; to envelope; to cover
- to guarantee; to assure
- to take on everything; to undertake (the whole of) something as someone's proxy
- to treat; to pay (for someone else); to foot the bill; to cover (someone else); to stand
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Part of the b-series of demonstratives, along with bây, bấy.
Adverb
bao • (包)
- (literary when used stand-alone) how; how much
- (Mekong Delta, colloquial) very; super (placed before an adjective to intensify)
- cam bao ngọt ― super-duper sweet oranges
Determiner
bao • (包)
- (literary) so many
- bao người ― people everywhere
- bao ngày ― day after day
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Waray-Waray
Noun
baó
- turtle; tortoise
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