aw

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

English

Alternative forms

• aww

Etymology

Natural exclamation.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ô; IPA^(key): /ɔː/, [ɔ̃ː ~ ɒ̃ː]

• Audio (US):

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• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ɑ/
• Homophones: awe; or (non-rhotic); oar, ore, o'er (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
• Rhymes: -ɔː

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!

4. (childish) Used to anticipate telling a person in authority that the listener has done something wrong.

   Synonyms: oh, ooh

   Aww, you said a bad word!

Derived terms

• aw man
• aw shucks
• aw well

 

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^[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

• W. A., W.A., WA, Wa, Wa., wa

Bambara

Determiner

aw

1. your (plural)

Pronoun

aw

1. you (plural)

Bargam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aw/, [aʊ]

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

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

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

Particle

aw

1. yes; used to show agreement or acceptance.

Synonyms

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

Lutuv

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔɔ/

Verb

aw

1. to be (located, in existence, etc.)

References

• Rachel Gray, Jose Benavides (2022) “Wh-Question Formation in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎^[2], volume 3, number 1

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

• áw (obsolete)

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 Scots, Northern Isles) IPA^(key): /aː/

Noun

aw (plural aws)

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

Derived terms

• aw-bay-say

See also

• (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

Adjective

aw (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of a' (“all”)

References

• “aw, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːˌveː/

Noun

aw c

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare English ow (“cry of pain”).

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

aw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔)

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

   Synonyms: aray, a

Anagrams

• wa

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

• uwe

References

• Tood, A Grammar of Dim(i)li (2008)