hau

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See also: Hau, háu, hàu, hầu, hậu, ha'u, hău, and -hau

Translingual

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Symbol

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hau

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Hausa.

'Are'are

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Noun

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hau

  1. stone

References

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Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hau̯/ [hau̯]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /au̯/ [au̯]
  • Rhymes: -au̯
  • Hyphenation: hau

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Basque *(h)aur. The stem of the inflected forms is *(h)on-.

Determiner

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hau (postposed, demonstrative)

  1. this
Declension
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Pronoun

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hau (demonstrative)

  1. this one
Declension
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Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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hau

  1. Third-person singular (hark), taking informal second-person singular (hi) as direct object, present indicative form of izan.
Usage notes
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Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edun instead of izan.

Further reading

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  • hau”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • hau”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

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Verb

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hau

  1. inflection of haver:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of heure:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German houwe, from Old High German houwa, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwā (hoe, mattock), from Proto-Germanic *hawwǭ, from *hawwaną (to hew, chop; to forge). Cognate with German Haue.

Noun

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hau f (plural haung)

  1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) spade, shovel
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References

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  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
  • “hau” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Finnish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑu̯/, [ˈhɑ̝u̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɑu
  • Syllabification(key): hau

Interjection

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hau

  1. arf, bark, woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

See also

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Further reading

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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hau

  1. singular imperative of hauen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of hauen

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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hâu m (possessed form hâun)

  1. misfortune, being bewitched

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhau̯/, [ˈhɐw], [ˈhɔw] (rapid speech)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *sau.

Noun

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hau

  1. cool/cold, dew, ice, snow
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *fau, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

sea hibiscus, Talipariti tiliaceum

Noun

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hau

  1. sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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hau

  1. to strike
Derived terms
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References

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  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Japanese

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Romanization

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hau

  1. Rōmaji transcription of はう

Kumzari

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Noun

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hau

  1. water

References

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  • Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2000) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura

Lashi

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Pronunciation

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Determiner

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hau

  1. that

References

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  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Adverb

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hau (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of haud

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Interjection

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hau

  1. Expressing pain or grief; oh! ah! ow! ouch!!

References

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  • hau”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hau”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hau in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Lokono

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Noun

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hau

  1. sloth

References

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  • de Goeje, C. H. (1928) The Arawak Language of Guiana[3], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 23, 258

Maori

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Noun

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hau

  1. essence
  2. ceremonial offering of food to an atua
  3. a present given in return for another gift
  4. wind, breeze, breath
  5. air
  6. excess
  7. external angle, corner, obtuse angle

Verb

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hau

  1. to be heard
  2. to spread news
  3. to exceed

Adjective

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hau

  1. famous

Derived terms

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Synonyms

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References

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  • hau” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Interjection

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hau!

  1. used to express fear, rejection, and so on
  2. used to express optimism

Etymology 2

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Noun

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hau m

  1. eye dialect spelling of haug

Etymology 3

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Noun

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hau n (definite singular hauet, indefinite plural hau, definite plural haua)

  1. (dialectal) alternative spelling of haud (head)
    • 1978, Dagmar Blix, Vanja, Trondheim: Rune, page 24:
      Men det såg ut som han hadde fått eit hardt slag på sia av hauet.
      But it looked as though he had taken a hard blow on the side of his head.
    • 1979, Edvard Hoem, Der storbåra bryt, Oslo: Det norske samlaget, page 18:
      "Då hadde du vore eit hau kortare, far."
      "Then you'd be a head shorter, father."

References

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Nùng

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Etymology

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Cognate with Thai เรา (rao), Lao ເຮົາ (hao).

Pronoun

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hau

  1. we, us

Polish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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hau

  1. woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

Further reading

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  • hau in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hau in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rapa Nui

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈha.u/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧u

Noun

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hau

  1. string, cord

Derived terms

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References

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  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 183
  • “hau”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui[4], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Romanian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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hau!

  1. woof (the sound a barking dog makes)

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Toba Batak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Noun

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hau

  1. tree
  2. wood

References

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  • Warneck, J. (1906). Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch. Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, p. 89.

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhʲa.u]
  • Hyphenation: ha‧u

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *saqu. Cognates include Tuvaluan sau and Samoan sau.

Verb

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hau (plural ōmai or ōmamai)

  1. (intransitive) to come
  2. (intransitive, + mai) to come from
    E hau au mai Tokelau.I'm from Tokelau.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-u.

Determiner

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hau

  1. (alienable, indefinite) thy, your
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Etymology 3

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Te hau (3).

From Proto-Polynesian *sau. Cognates include Hawaiian hau and Samoan sau.

Noun

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hau

  1. dew

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[5], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 289

Uab Meto

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Noun

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hau (plural haukin)

  1. plant (organism capable of photosynthesis)

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  • (a tree or plant which lives): hau’amoni; hau’amoni sin, hau’amoên sin pl
  • (the living tree or plant): hauhônês; hauhônês sin -> hauhôênsin, hauhôên kin pl

Uneapa

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Etymology

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From earlier *yau < *iau, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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hau

  1. I

Further reading

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  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Hmong *hu̯eiᶜ (to boil (transitive)).[1]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Perhaps related to npau (to boil (transitive)) somehow, via morphologically-induced consonantal changes?”

Verb

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hau

  1. to boil (something in water or in liquid)
    hau zaubto boil vegetables

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *S-phreiX (head).[1]

Noun

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hau (classifier: lub)

  1. the head
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Noun

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hau (classifier: tus)

  1. leader, head person
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  • hau rog (the leader of the group that circles the house in mock battle at a funeral)
  • hau zos (the headman of a village)

Etymology 3

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Semantic shift from Etymology 2, or some other origin? Is this perhaps a Sinitic borrowing? Looks vaguely like (bèi) or (gài).”

Noun

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hau (classifier: lub)

  1. a lid, a cover

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[6], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 49-50.
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 274.

Zhuang

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *xaːwᴬ (white). Cognate with Thai ขาว (kǎao), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຂາວ (khāo), ᦃᦱᧁ (ẋaaw), Tai Dam ꪄꪱꪫ, Shan ၶၢဝ် (khǎao), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥝᥴ (xáaw), Ahom 𑜁𑜧 (khaw) or 𑜁𑜧𑜨 (khawo), Bouyei haaul, Saek ห่าว.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hau (1957–1982 spelling hau)

  1. white