gau

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A prayer box or small container worn as jewelry and containing an amulet or similar item. Tibetan
  2. Alternative form of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”). alt-of,alternative
  3. District, region.
形容词 adj.
  1. Strong (used as a modifier after kopi (“coffee”)). Singapore,colloquial,not-comparable
    — Kopi Gau
    Strong coffee with sugar and condensed milk
  2. Thick; having a strong or overwhelming flavour. Singapore,broadly,colloquial,not-comparable,uncommon
    — But for all the eggs and liao (ingredients) you have, it isn’t gao (strong).

词形变化

gaus plural ghau alternative gao alternative kau alternative gaus plural gaue plural

词汇关系

相关词
C di lo gah dai kosong O peng po siew dai

词源

词源 1
From either Hokkien 厚 (kāu, “thick”) or Teochew 厚 (gao⁶, “thick”), influenced in spelling by Mandarin Pinyin.
词源 2
From German Gau, from Middle High German göu, gou, from Old High German gawi.
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