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aw

See also: Aw, AW, aW, .aw, āw, Aw, and àw̄

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Natural exclamation.[1]

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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aw

  1. Used to express disappointment or dismay.
    Aw, that's too bad...
  2. Used to express mild protest, entreaty, consternation, or disapproval.
    Aw, dad, why can't we go to Legoland?
  3. Used to express affection.
    Aw, you've got such a cute baby bird!
  4. (childish) Used to anticipate telling a person in authority that the listener has done something wrong.
    Aww, you said a bad word!
    Synonyms: oh, ooh

Derived terms

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Noun

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aw (plural aws)

  1. 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.

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  1. ^ “aw”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

Anagrams

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Bambara

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Determiner

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aw

  1. your (plural)

Pronoun

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aw

  1. you (plural)

Bargam

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Noun

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aw

  1. woman

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  • Mark Hepner, Bargam Dictionary (2002)
  • Carol and Mark Hepner, Bargam phonology essentials (1989) and Bargam Organised Phonology Data (1992)

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: aw

Etymology 1

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Unknown.

Interjection

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aw

  1. an expression of surprise
  2. an expression of wonder, amazement, or awe
  3. an expression of understanding, recognition, or realization

Etymology 2

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A reverse spelling of wala.

Adverb

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aw

  1. not
  2. without; lacking something

Chuukese

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Noun

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aw

  1. mouth

Kankanaey

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Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˈʔaw/ [ˈʔaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: aw

Particle

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aw

  1. yes; used to show agreement or acceptance.

Synonyms

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Dialectal synonyms of aw
Southern / Central
Benguet Mankayan aw
Bakun aw
Kapangan aw
Kibungan aw
Buguias aw
Mt. Province Tadian aw
Bauko aw
Sabangan aw
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province parts of Tadian wen, owen
parts of Bauko wen, owen
Sagada wen, owen
Besao wen, owen
parts of Sabangan wen, owen

Maltese

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Etymology

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From hawn.

Interjection

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aw?

  1. "yes?"; "what is it?"

Manx

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Etymology

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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

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aw (comparative awey)

  1. raw, uncooked
  2. crude
  3. undressed

Middle English

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Noun

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aw

  1. Alternative form of awe

Nauruan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Pre-Nauruan *ae, from Proto-Micronesian *afe, from Eastern Proto-Oceanic *ave.

Verb

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aw

  1. to swim

Scots

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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aw (plural aws)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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aw (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of a' (“all”)

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

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Noun

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aw c

  1. Initialism of afterwork (“post-work event”).

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Compare English ow (“cry of pain”).

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Interjection

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aw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔)

  1. (informal, colloquial) ouch (an expression of one's own physical pain)
    Synonyms: aray, a

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Zazaki

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Etymology

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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

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aw

  1. (Dimli) water

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