# kau
## Translingual
### Symbol

kau
* (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kanuri.

## Ajië
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kau]

### Adjective

kau
* big

### References

* Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
* Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

## Albanian
### Noun

kau
* inflection of ka:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite dative/ablative singular

## Dibabawon Manobo
### Noun

kaù
* hat

## Fijian
### Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kayu, from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw (compare Malay kayu), from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

### Noun

kau
* tree
* wood
* stick

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aʊ̯

### Verb

kau
* singular imperative of kauen

## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkau̯/, [ˈkɐw], [ˈkɔw] (rapid speech)

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *taqu (compare with Maori tau "year"), from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare with Malay tahun, Tagalog taón both meaning "year").

#### Noun

kau
* season
    kau wela ― summer
    kau anu ― winter
    kau o makalapua ― spring
    ke kau o hāʻule lau ― autumn, fall
* period of time, lifetime
    I ke kau i ke aliʻi o Ka-mehameha.In the time of the chief, Kamehameha.
* semester, term

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq.

#### Verb

kau
* to settle

### References

* Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

## Hokkien

* For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 交 (“to intersect; to cross; to reach; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 交).
* For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 溝 (“ditch; trench; channel; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 溝).
* For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 勾 (“to bend; to curve; to crook; to hook; to draw; to delineate; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 勾).
* For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 郊 (“suburbs; outskirts; open spaces”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 郊).
* For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 鉤 (“hook; barb; sickle; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 鉤).
* For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 蛟 (“mythical flood dragon; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 蛟).
* For pronunciation and definitions of kau – see 高 (“Only used in 高長／高长.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 高).

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay kau, from Proto-Malayic *kau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian)
** IPA: /ˈkau̯/ [ˈkau̯]
*** Rhymes: -au̯
*** Syllabification: kau
** IPA: (colloquial, dialectal) /ˈko/ [ˈko]

### Pronoun

kau
* (poetic) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours.

#### Usage notes

Largely used in poetry and songs. Might be perceived as literary or disapproving.

#### Synonyms

Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:
* anta (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
* antum (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
* coen (slang, East Java)
* ente (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
* kamu (intimate)
* ko, kowe (informal, Java)
* kon, koen (colloquial, East Java)
* lu, lo, loe, elu (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
* mika, mike (informal, Eastern Sumatra)

## Japanese
### Romanization

kau
* Rōmaji transcription of かう

## Kapampangan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kəˈu/ [kəˈu]
* Hyphenation: ka‧u

### Noun

kau
* thirst

## Kapingamarangi
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kaRu.

### Verb

kau
* to swim

## Makasar
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈka.u/
* Hyphenation: ka‧u

### Pronoun

kau (free pronoun)
* you (familiar second person)

#### See also

| | Independent | Absolutive | Nominative | Possessive |
| 1st sg / 1st pl excl | nakke | -a' | ku- | -ku |
| 1st pl excl (archaic) | kambe | -kang | ki- | -mang |
| 1st pl incl / 2nd sg polite | katte | -ki' | ki- | -ta |
| 2nd sg / pl familiar | kau | -ko | nu- | -nu |
| 3rd sg / pl | ia | -i | na- | -na |

## Malay
### Etymology

Shortened form of engkau, from Proto-Malayic *kau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kau̯/
* Rhymes: -kau̯, -au̯
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)

### Pronoun

kau (Jawi spelling کاو)
* you, your

#### Usage notes

Used among contemporary friends and relatives, especially of the same gender; also used in disapproving tones.

### See also
## Mangarevan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kaRu.

### Verb

kau
* to swim

## Maori
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kau (compare with Hawaiian ʻau), from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw (compare with Malay kayu), from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

#### Verb

kau (used in the form rākau)
* tree; wood
* stick

##### Derived terms

* kakau (“handle; stem”)
* kaunoti (“bottom firestick”)
* kaupae (“trestle”)
* kaupapa (“platform”)
* kaupeka (“branch”)
* kaurapa (“buttress”)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *kau₂ from Proto-Oceanic *kaRu.

#### Verb

kau (used in the form kauhoe-tia)
* to swim
    Synonym: kakau
* to wade

##### Derived terms

* kau aihe (“the butterfly stroke”)
* kau āpuru (“the breaststroke”)
* kau kiore (“the backstroke”)
* kau tāhoe (“the sidestroke”)
* kau tāwhai (“freestyle swimming; to swim freestyle”)
* kau tīraha (“the backstroke; to swim backstroke”)
* kauanga (“ford”)
* whakakau (“to make something to swim”)

### Related terms

* kaukau

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kau.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 350

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from English cow.

#### Noun

kau
* a cow

##### Derived terms

* kirikau (“cowhide, cow leather”)
* kūao kau uha (“a heifer”)
* mīhini kutētē kau (“a milking machine”)
* mīhini miraka kau (“a milking machine”)
* mīti kau (“beef”) (cow meat)
* whāma kau (“a dairy farm”)

### Further reading

* Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kau”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 123
* “kau” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Marshallese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English cow.

### Pronunciation

* (phonetic) IPA: [kɑːu], (enunciated) [kɑ wu]
* (phonemic) IPA: /kæɰwiw/
* Bender phonemes: {kahwiw}

### Noun

kau (construct form kauin)
* cow
* beef

### References

* Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

## Pitcairn-Norfolk
### Etymology

From English cow.

### Noun

kau
* cow

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kau. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻau and Maori kau.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈka.u/
* Hyphenation: ka‧u

### Verb

kau
* (intransitive) to swim

### References

* Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 207
* Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From kayo but the last syllable replaced with homophonous English U. See also un for iyon, and ngaun for ngayon.

### Pronoun

kau (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌᜓ) (text messaging, Internet slang)
* Abbreviation of kayo (“you (plural or sometimes polite singular form)”).

### Anagrams

* uka, Kua

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English cow.

### Noun

kau
* cow

## Tuamotuan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kaRu.

### Verb

kau
* to swim

## Wolio
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kau/

### Noun

kau
* wood

### References

* Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris