English Explanatory Dictionary

gau

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prayer box or small container worn as jewelry and containing an amulet or similar item.
adj
  1. Strong (used as a modifier after kopi (“coffee”)).
  2. Thick; having a strong or overwhelming flavour.
noun
  1. Alternative form of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”).
noun
  1. District, region.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ɡaʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gau.wav [k˭aʊ˨]

Word forms

gau gaus ghau gao kau gaue

Etymology

From either Hokkien 厚 (kāu, “thick”) or Teochew 厚 (gao⁶, “thick”), influenced in spelling by Mandarin Pinyin.

Related words

C di lo gah dai kosong O peng po siew dai
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