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

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Interjection

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!

Derived terms

Noun

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:
      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

Bambara

Determiner

aw

  1. your (plural)

Pronoun

aw

  1. you (plural)

Bargam

Pronunciation

Noun

aw

  1. woman

References

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

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: aw

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Interjection

aw

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

Etymology 2

A reverse spelling of wala.

Adverb

aw

  1. not
  2. without; lacking something

Chuukese

Noun

aw

  1. mouth

Maltese

Etymology

From hawn.

Interjection

aw?

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

Manx

Etymology

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

aw (comparative awey)

  1. raw, uncooked
  2. crude
  3. undressed

Middle English

Noun

aw

  1. Alternative form of awe

Nauruan

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Verb

aw

  1. to swim

Scots

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑː/, /ɔː/
  • (Northern, Insular) IPA(key): /aː/

Noun

aw (plural aws)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A.
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Adjective

aw (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of a' (“all”)

References

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Pronunciation

Noun

aw c

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare English ow (“cry of pain”).

Pronunciation

Interjection

aw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔)

  1. (informal, colloquial) ouch (an expression of one's own physical pain)
    Synonyms: aray, a
  2. (Should we delete(+) this sense?) (informal) oh (expression of realization or understanding)
    Synonym: a

Zazaki

Etymology

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

aw

  1. (Dimli) water

Synonyms

References

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