bau
Bingham
b'au
n. a vow (ENG).
b'áu
n. a wreath for the head, a crown, a noose.
Sabatier
bau
n. a round, a loop, a crown, a circle, a lasso, a slip knot.
a. grouped, assembled.
syn. tau.
ex.
- te bau ae kateketeke: Crown-of-Thorns.
- bau n uea: royal crown.
- te bau n ue: crown of flowers.
- E a bau te aomata, E a botaki te aomata: The people are assembled.
- a bau rimoa, a bau rimwi.
vt. baua: to surround, to encircle, to go around,... to catch, to take with a slip knot, a lasso, to crown.
ex. E nangi baua te iti: He shall be crowned with glory.
Bau
ex. E na oai Bau, E na oiko Bau: Something momentous but unknown will happen to me,... to you.
bau1
n. vow (ENG).
ex. te taeka ni bau.
bau2
n. wood or tree trunk hollowed out (used as rat trap or basket).
Topics: Plants and trees