bao

== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Barasano. === Symbol === bao (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Waimaha. === See also === 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 ==== bau, bow, pao, pau ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /baʊ/ ==== 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 ===== See Thesaurus:dim sum ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== Baozi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From Swahili bao. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /baʊ/ ==== 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 === IPA(key): /ˈbaʔoʔ/ [ˈba.ʔoʔ] Rhymes: -oʔ Hyphenation: ba‧o === Noun === bàò (Badlit spelling ᜊᜂ) tortoise 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 ==== baoen == 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 === (phonetics) IPA(key): [pˠɑːɔ], (enunciated) [pˠɑ wɔ] (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠæɰwɛw/ Bender phonemes: {bahwew} === Noun === bao bird chicken fowl === References === Marshallese–English Online Dictionary == Minangkabau == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba₁, from Proto-Austronesian *baba₁. Cognate with Malay bawa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.ˈɔʔ/ === Verb === bao to carry, bring == 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Sundanese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈoʔ/ === 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 === "bao" in 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) Rhymes: -aʔo IPA(key): /baˈʔo/ [bɐˈʔo] (“game of chances”, noun) Rhymes: -o 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, 2018 Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 69 === Anagrams === abo == 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 === IPA(key): [ˈba.o] === 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 ==== baéto == 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 (euphemistic) clipping of bao cao su (“condom”) ===== Descendants ===== → Khmer: បាវ (baaw) ===== See also ===== bị; túi ==== 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 === boa == Waray-Waray == === Noun === baó turtle; tortoise