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English
Etymology
Shortened from sovereign.
Pronunciation
Noun
sov (plural sovs)
- (British, slang) Pound sterling.
- That car of his has got to be worth a few sovs.
- (British, slang) A sovereign (former gold coin).
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Anagrams
Azerbaijani
Noun
sov (definite accusative sovu, plural sovlar)
- Only used in söz-sov
Further reading
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
sov
- genitive plural of sova
Danish
Pronunciation
Verb
sov
- imperative of sove
- past of sove
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
sov
- inflection of sove:
- imperative
- simple past
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
sov
- inflection of sove:
- past
- imperative
Swedish
Pronunciation
Verb
sov
- inflection of sova:
- past indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *sji̯ouX (“warm”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 暑 (MC syoX, “hot, sultry”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sov
- warm
- dej sov ― warm water
- bustling with activity
- Koj lub tsev sov sov li. ― Your house is bustling with activity (("warm" with people and noise).
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 299.