bao

See also: Bao and Appendix:Variations of "bao"

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Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Barasano.

Symbol

bao

1. (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/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

bao (countable and uncountable, plural baos or bao)

1. Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine
2. A sandwich or stuffed bun made with this bread

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:dim sum

Related terms

• baozi
• char siu bao
• dan bau
• gua bao
• hum bow
• tangbao

Translations

Chinese steamed stuffed bun

• Bulgarian: бао n (bao)
• Burmese: ပေါက်စီ (my) (paukci)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 包 (baau¹), 包子 (baau¹ zi²)

  Dungan: бозы (bozɨ)

  Hokkien: 包仔 (zh-min-nan) (pau-á)

  Mandarin: 包子 (zh) (bāozi)

• Indonesian: pau, bakpao (id)
• Japanese: 包子 (ja) (paozu), パオズ (paozu), 焼包, シャオパオ, バインバオ, 中華まん (ja) (chūkaman)
• Korean: 바오쯔 (baojjeu), 바인 바오 (bain bao)
• Malay: pau (ms)
• Mongolian: бууз (mn) (buuz)
• Polish: baozi n
• Russian: ба́оцзы pl (báoczy)
• Tagalog: siopao
• Thai: ซาลาเปา (th) (saa-laa-bpao)
• Vietnamese: bánh bao (vi)

See also

• Baozi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Swahili baobor.

English bao

Borrowed from Swahili bao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʊ/

Noun

bao (uncountable)

1. 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

1. 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)

1. tortoise
2. turtle
3. (vehicles, automotive, slang) Volkswagen Beetle

Hiligaynon

Noun

baó

1. tortoise, turtle
2. (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

1. mouse

Derived terms

• baoen

Mandarin

Romanization

bao

1. nonstandard spelling of bāo
2. nonstandard spelling of báo
3. nonstandard spelling of bǎo
4. 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

1. turtle

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu.

Noun

baò

1. smell

Marshallese

Etymology

Compare Gilbertese moa (“chicken, hen”) and Nauruan mo, domo (“chicken”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [pˠɑːɔ], (enunciated) [pˠɑ wɔ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠæɰwɛw/
• Bender phonemes: {bahwew}

Noun

bao (construct baoun or bawūn, causative person noun ri-kōbbaoo) (alienable)

1. bird (any animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves)

   Elōn̄ baoun mejatoto āniin.

   There are lots of birds on this island.

2. (specifically) chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)

   Synonym: bao in laļ

   Elōn̄ baoun laļ āniin.

   There are lots of chickens on this island.

3. fowl, poultry (as food)

Verb

bao (causative kōbao or kōbbaoo, distributive bōbaoo)

1. (in distributive form) to have lots of birds or chickens

   Ebbaoo āniin.

   There are lots of birds/chickens on this island.

Usage notes

While bao can refer to any bird species, it most commonly refers to chickens. For clarity, chickens are specified as bao in laļ (“chickens”, literally “birds of earth”) and flying birds as bao in mejatoto (“flying birds”, literally “birds of air”).

Derived terms

• bao in laļ (“chicken”, literally “bird of earth”)
• bao in mejatoto (“flying bird”, literally “bird of air”)

References

• Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “bao”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎^[1]
• Nik Willson (2014), Naan‎^[2], Majuro, Marshall Islands, pages 928–9

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba, from Proto-Austronesian *baba. Cognate with Malay bawa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ˈɔʔ/

Verb

bao

1. to carry, bring

Poumei Naga

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bao

1. hand

References

• Sahiinii Lemaina Veikho (2021), Grammar of Poumai Naga (Poula), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 449

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbao/ [ˈba.o]
• Rhymes: -ao
• Syllabification: ba‧o

Noun

bao m (plural baos)

1. 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

1. great-great-grandparents
2. 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

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

bao class V (plural mabao class VI)

1. board (piece of wood)
2. goal

   Synonym: goli

3. board game
4. 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)

1. coconut shell stripped of its husk and meat

   Synonym: tsireta

2. (anatomy) cranium

   Synonym: bao ng ulo

Derived terms

• bao ng ulo
• matang bao
• pamao
• tabong-bao

See also

• buko
• bunot
• niyog

Noun

baó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜂ)

1. (games, obsolete) a game of various chances, done with a coconut shell, and a cane placed crosswise on the ground

Derived terms

• magbao

See also

• kampasin
• kanbubong
• kanlahig
• kanlalim
• kansipit
• kangbao
• kangurong
• kubakob
• lingay
• luksong kabayo
• manuhan
• San Juan
• tampal binti

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)

1. alternative form of balo (“widow; widower”)

Alternative forms

• bauo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• bawo — obsolete

Derived terms

• baong baliw
• pagbauhan
• pagkabao

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)

1. tortoise found on land or fresh water

See also

• kamao

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

1. 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)

2. 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

• cồm bao
• mác bao

References

• Lương Bèn (2011), Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎^[3][4] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910), Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎^[5] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈba.o]

Noun

bao

1. 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)

1. worm
2. bug

Derived terms

• baéto

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˧]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 包.

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bao

1. bag; sack; pack
2. box; packet
3. (euphemistic) clipping of bao cao su (“condom”)

Descendants

• → Khmer: បាវ (baaw)

See also

• bị; túi

Verb

bao

1. to enclose; to envelope; to cover
2. to guarantee; to assure
3. to take on everything; to undertake (the whole of) something as someone's proxy
4. to treat; to pay (for someone else); to foot the bill; to cover (someone else); to stand

   Đi ăn không? Tao bao.

   Do you want to eat out? It's on me.

Derived terms

• bánh bao
• bao bì
• bao bọc
• bao bố
• bao cao su
• bao cấp
• bao hàm
• bao kiếm
• bao la
• bao phủ
• bao quanh
• bao quát
• bao quy đầu
• bao tải
• bao tay
• bao trùm
• bao tử
• bao vây
• hầu bao
• thuê bao
• trai bao

Etymology 2

Part of the b-series of demonstratives, along with bây, bấy.

Adverb

bao • (包)

1. (literary when used stand-alone) how; how much

   Ngàn năm là bao?

   How long is one thousand years really?

2. (Mekong Delta, colloquial) very; super (placed before an adjective to intensify)

   cam bao ngọt ― super-duper sweet oranges

Determiner

bao • (包)

1. (literary) so many

   bao người ― people everywhere

   bao ngày ― day after day

Derived terms

• bao giờ
• bao lâu
• bao nả
• bao nhiêu

See also

Vietnamese demonstratives

proximal (*-iː) distal 1 (*-iːʔ) distal 2 (*-əːʔ) distal 3/ remote (*-ɔːʔ) interrogative (rime was a rounded back vowel) place, attributive1 n- ni nì này/nầy nây ní nấy nớ nọ (nó) nào place, nominal2 đ- đây đấy (ấy) — đó đâu manner r- ri rày — rứa — ru sao3 extent 14 b- bây bấy — — bao extent 25 v- vầy vậy — — — 1 Originally can only follow a nominal (being used attributively), hence nơi này (“this place; here”), nơi nào (“where”) (no longer completely true in the modern language). 2 Can be used on its own/is itself nominal, hence đây (“here”), đâu (“where”). 3 From earlier *C-raːw (where *C is nonspecific consonant). 4 Placed before the head: bây nhiêu (“this much”), bấy nhiêu (“that much”), bao nhiêu (“how much”). 5 Placed after the head: nhanh vầy (“this fast”), nhanh vậy (“that fast/so fast”). visibility/evidentiality6 distal (ngang) remote (huyền) Northern-Southern kia (cơ) kìa (cờ) Central tê tề 6 Originally, these demonstratives might have been used to assert that something is visible and/or verifiable. They have been bleached quite thoroughly and currently are usually used like other distal demonstratives. The biggest trace of their evidentiality might be in their usage as final particles, often in reduced forms cơ/cờ: [t]ừ đấy về tới Hà Nội, còn những ba cái cầu nữa cơ mà! ("From there to Hanoi, there're still three more bridges to cross!") (Ba ngày luân lạc, 1943) and their (pretty much) obligatory use when locating an object: Không phải cái này mà là cái kia. ("Not this one, that one.")

Anagrams

• boa

Waray-Waray

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈo/, [baˈu]

Noun

baó

1. turtle; tortoise