garau

Basque

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *garanu, from Latin granum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾau̯/ [ɡa.ɾau̯]
  • Rhymes: -aɾau̯, -au̯
  • Hyphenation: ga‧rau

Noun

garau inan

  1. grain (the seed of various grass food crops)
    Synonyms: ale, bihi
  2. bead
  3. (chiefly Biscayan) seed
  4. fruit
  5. (colloquial, in negative sentences) nothing
  6. (colloquial, in compounds) huge, enormous

Declension

Declension of garau (inan V-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive garau garaua garauak garauok
ergative garauk garauak garauek garauok
dative garauri garauari garauei garauoi
genitive garauren garauaren garauen garauon
comitative garaurekin garauarekin garauekin garauokin
causative garaurengatik garauarengatik garauengatik garauongatik
benefactive garaurentzat garauarentzat garauentzat garauontzat
instrumental garauz garauaz garauez garauotaz
innesive garautan garauan garauetan garauotan
locative garautako garauko garauetako garauotako
allative garautara garaura garauetara garauotara
terminative garautaraino garauraino garauetaraino garauotaraino
directive garautarantz garaurantz garauetarantz garauotarantz
destinative garautarako garaurako garauetarako garauotarako
ablative garautatik garautik garauetatik garauotatik
partitive garaurik — — —
prolative garautzat — — —

Derived terms

  • garautegi (“granary”)
  • garautsu (“abundant”)

Further reading

  • “garau”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “garau”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡarau̯/
  • Rhymes: -arau̯, -rau̯, -au̯

Adjective

garau (Jawi spelling ݢاراو, comparative lebih garau, superlative paling garau)

  1. deep (of a voice)
    Synonyms: dalam, parau, garuk
    Suara garau ― Deep voice

Derived terms

  • digaraukan
  • garau-garau
  • kegarauan
  • menggaraukan
  • segarau

Descendants

  • Indonesian: garau

Further reading

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