bau

Pronunciation: /ˈbaw/

“bau” is a Malay word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

A smell; odour; stench; stink

verb

To smell something.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq. Compare Chamorro pao (“smell”), Palauan bau (“smell”), Tagalog baho (“smell”) & Tausug bahu' (“smell”).

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