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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: ô; IPA(key): /ɔː/, [ɔ̃ː ~ ɒ̃ː]
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː
- Homophones: awe; or (non-rhotic); oar, ore, o'er (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
Interjection
[edit]aw
- Used to express disappointment or dismay.
- Aw, that's too bad...
- Used to express mild protest, entreaty, consternation, or disapproval.
- Aw, dad, why can't we go to Legoland?
- Used to express affection.
- Aw, you've got such a cute baby bird!
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]aw (plural aws)
- An instance of aw.
- 2009 June 17, Randal C. Archibold, “Election at a Draw, Arizona Town Cuts a Deck”, in New York Times[1]:
- Mr. McGuire, 64, a retired science teacher and two-term incumbent on the Town Council, selected a card, the six of hearts, drawing approving oos and aws from his supporters.
Anagrams
[edit]Bambara
[edit]Determiner
[edit]aw
- your (plural)
Pronoun
[edit]aw
- you (plural)
Bargam
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aw
References
[edit]- Mark Hepner, Bargam Dictionary (2002)
- Carol and Mark Hepner, Bargam phonology essentials (1989) and Bargam Organised Phonology Data (1992)
Cebuano
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: aw
Etymology 1
[edit]Unknown.
Interjection
[edit]aw
- an expression of surprise
- an expression of wonder, amazement, or awe
- an expression of understanding, recognition, or realization
Etymology 2
[edit]Adverb
[edit]aw
Chuukese
[edit]Noun
[edit]aw
Kankanaey
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Particle
[edit]aw
Maltese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hawn.
Interjection
[edit]aw?
- "yes?"; "what is it?"
Manx
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish om (“raw, uncooked”) (compare Irish amh), from Proto-Celtic *omos (compare Welsh of), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃emós, *h₂eh₃mós. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós), Sanskrit आम (āmá) and Old Armenian հում (hum, “raw”).
Adjective
[edit]aw (comparative awey)
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]aw
- Alternative form of awe
Nauruan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pre-Nauruan *ae, from Proto-Micronesian *afe, from Eastern Proto-Oceanic *ave.
Verb
[edit]aw
- to swim
Scots
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɑː/, /ɔː/
- (Northern Scots, Northern Isles) IPA(key): /aː/
Noun
[edit]aw (plural aws)
- The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- (Latin-script letter names) letter; aw, bay, say, day, ay, eff, gay, aitch, ey / ee, jye, kye / kay, ell, em, enn, oa, pay, quee, err, ess, tay, ou, vowe, dooble-ou, ex, wye, zed / ized, yoch
Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]aw (not comparable)
- Alternative form of a' (“all”)
References
[edit]- “aw, adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aw c
- Initialism of afterwork (“post-work event”).
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare English ow (“cry of pain”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaw/ [ˈʔaʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: aw
Interjection
[edit]aw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔)
- (informal, colloquial) ouch (an expression of one's own physical pain)
- (Should we delete(+) this sense?) (informal) oh (expression of realization or understanding)
- Synonym: a
Anagrams
[edit]Zazaki
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš (“water”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water, body of water”). Compare Persian آب (âb), Pashto اوبه (obë), Avestan 𐬀𐬞 (ap), etc.
Noun
[edit]aw
- (Dimli) water
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Tood, A Grammar of Dim(i)li (2008)
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