Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gau

/ɡaʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
gau
IPA
/ɡaʊ/
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prayer box or small container worn as jewelry and containing an amulet or similar item.

adj

Strong (used as a modifier after kopi (“coffee”)).

Colloquial

adj

Thick; having a strong or overwhelming flavour.

Colloquial

noun

Alternative form of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”).

noun

District, region.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 厚, Gau, göu, gawi, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

gaus (plural) ghau (alternative) gao (alternative) kau (alternative) gaue (plural)

Phrases

di lo gah dai siew dai

Frequently Paired Words

C di lo gah dai kosong O peng po siew dai

Homonyms

Gow

Rhymes With

so no so-so know go show though oh ago low although co

Questions

How do you pronounce gau?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡaʊ/.
What does gau mean?
A prayer box or small container worn as jewelry and containing an amulet or similar item.
Where does gau come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce gau

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “gau”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɡaʊ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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