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English
Pronunciation
Interjection
ow
- Synonym of ouch (“cry of pain”)
- (music) Used for emotional emphasis.
1970, Free (lyrics and music), “All Right Now”:Now don't you wait or hesitate / Let's move before they raise the parking rate, ow!
Usage notes
In everyday colloquial (spoken or written) usage, the sound may be lengthened, such as in the form oww, usually to indicate an increase in pain or distress.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Chinook Jargon
Noun
ow
- younger brother
Coordinate terms
- (with regards to gender): ats
- (with regards to age): kahpo
Cornish
Alternative forms
- owth (used before vowels and h)
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *wurt
Particle
ow (triggers hard mutation)
- -ing (precedes verbal noun)
Middle English
Pronoun
ow
- Alternative form of yow
Tagalog
Etymology
From English o, the English name of the letter O/o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔow/,
- Rhymes: -ow
- Hyphenation: ow
Noun
ow (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏ᜔)
- Alternative form of o: The name of the Latin-script letter O/o, in the Filipino alphabet.
- Synonym: (in the Abakada alphabet and the Abecedario) o
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi
Further reading
- “ow”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018