Bau, Bāū: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybāū (बाऊ).—m A word used to frighten children; answering to goblin, hobgoblin, bagman, black man. 2 In nursery language. A wound, sore, scratch, pimple. Applied also to a scorpion, snake, or anything an object of fear to children. bāū karaṇēṃ or karūna sāṅgaṇēṃ or dākhaviṇēṃ To make a great fuss; to magnify a little thing in order to inspire fear; to make a bugbear of. bāū dākhaviṇēṃ To intimidate or menace; to threaten with some evil.
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bau (बौ).—m Commonly bāū.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbāū (बाऊ).—m A word used to frighten children; answering to goblin. In nursery language. A wound, sore scratch; pimple. bāū karaṇēṃ or karūna sāṅgaṇēṃ or dākhaviṇēṃ To make a great fuss; to magnify a little thing in order to inspire fear; to make a bugbear of. bāū dākhaviṇēṃ To intimidate or menace.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
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Starts with (+164): Bahumukhi, Bau khamba, Bau pan, Bauane, Bauang pula, Bauaua, Baubab, Baubhuksha, Bauchara, Bauchhar, Baudama, Bauddha, Bauddhabhikshu, Bauddhadarshana, Bauddhadhama, Bauddhadharm, Bauddhadharma, Bauddhadhikaravivarana, Bauddhadhikkara, Bauddhadhikkaradidhiti.
Ends with (+21): Abau, Babadotan jukut bau, Bumbau, Cabau, Calakabau, Cambau, Dabau, Daun telinga kerbau, Ghongadabau, Jabbalu, Jukut bau, Kabau, Kalabau, Katimbau, Kau Na Bau, Kau-arbau, Kaubau, Kekabau, Khubu, Ki bau.
Full-text (+4): Rathadaru, Babadotan jukut bau, Ki bau, Akhara, Akhareshtha, Jukut bau, Bau pan, Griharambha, Bau khamba, Lokamprina, Kau Na Bau, Baula, Calakabau, Dhuma, Myaksh, Vinirmana, Nivesha, Bu, Samhati, Vayasya.
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The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
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A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German (by Peter Christian Asbjørsen)
Aspects of Religious Belief and Practice in Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
The Chaldean account of Genesis (by George Smith)
Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria (by Lewis Spence)