English

Noun

nau ‎(plural naus)

1. (now historical) Synonym of carrack (from Portuguese)
   • 2008, Liam Matthew Brockey, Portuguese Colonial Cities in the Early Modern World

     Bentley Duncan has even suggested that it was the prospect of trade rather than the doubtful facilities of the dockyard that persuaded so many naus to stop at Mozambique Island.

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Latin nāvis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaw/
• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

nau f ‎(plural naus)

1. ship

Derived terms

• nau espacial

See also

• vaixell

Chuukese

Noun

nau

1. son

Crimean Tatar

Pronoun

nau

1. that

Fiji Hindi

Numeral

nau

1. (cardinal) nine

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary
• Siegel, Jeff (1977) Say it in Fiji Hindi, Australia: Pacific Publications, ISBN 085807026X, page 28

Lojban

Rafsi

nau

1. rafsi of nanmu.

Portuguese

nau

Alternative forms

• nao (obsolete)

Etymology

From Catalan nau, from Latin nāvis. Compare Spanish nao.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnaw/
• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

nau f (plural naus)

1. A three or four-masted sailing ship used all along the 15th century and early 16th
2. vessel
3. carrack

Tahitian

Adjective

nau

1. some

Synonyms

• tau

References

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “nau” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English now

Adverb

nau

1. now
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:2 (translation here):

     Tasol graun i no bin i stap olsem yumi save lukim nau.