Danau is the Indonesian and Malay word for lake and can be found in topography. Danaw/Danao is the corresponding word in Cebuano, most notably in the word Mindanao.

As lake names

Lake Maninjau Lake Maninjau ( id, Danau Maninjau, meaning "overlook" or "observation" in the Minangkabau language) is a Volcanic crater lake, caldera lake in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located to the west of Bukittinggi, at . Formation The Maninjau caldera ...

Lake Dibawah Lake Dibawah (, means: ''Lower Lake''; Minangnese: ''Danau Dibawah'') is a lake in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located at . This lake together with Lake Diatas, are known as the Twin Lakes (''Danau Kembar''). See also * List of lakes of Indon ...

Other uses

* Kampong Danau, a village in Brunei * Danau language, a Mon-Khmer language in Myanmar (Burma)