Natural exclamation.[1]
aw
- Used to express disappointment or dismay.
Aw, that's too bad...
- Used to express mild protest, entreaty, consternation, or disapproval.
Aw, dad, why can't we go to Legoland?
- Used to express affection.
Aw, you've got such a cute baby bird!
- (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!
(used to express disappointment or dismay)
—see alsopitifulaw (pluralaws)
- An instance ofaw.
2009 June 17, Randal C. Archibold, “Election at a Draw, Arizona Town Cuts a Deck”, inNew 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 andaws from his supporters.
- ^“aw”, inOxford Learner's Dictionaries
awclassIV genderf
- fight,sharpness,pain
- SIL International (2020), “Abau Dictionary”, inWebonary.org[2]
aw
- your (plural)
aw
- you (plural)
aw
- woman
- Mark Hepner,Bargam Dictionary (2002)
- Carol and Mark Hepner,Bargam phonology essentials (1989) andBargam Organised Phonology Data (1992)
Unknown.
aw
- anexpression ofsurprise
- an expression ofwonder,amazement, orawe
- an expression ofunderstanding,recognition, orrealization
Areversespelling ofwala.
aw
- not
- without; lacking something
aw
- mouth
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaw/[ˈʔaʊ̯]
- Rhymes:-aw
- Syllabification:aw
aw
- yes; used to show agreement or acceptance.
Dialectal synonyms & variants of aw
| Southern / Central |
|---|
| Benguet | Mankayan | aw |
| Bakun | aw |
| Kapangan | aw |
| Kibungan | aw |
| Buguias | aw |
| Mt. Province | Tadian | aw,wen,owen |
| Bauko | aw,wen,owen |
| Sabangan | aw,wen,owen |
| Northern / Applai |
|---|
| Mt. Province | Besao | wen,owen |
| Sagada | wen,owen |
aw
- tobe (located, in existence, etc.)
- Rachel Gray, Jose Benavides (2022), “Wh-Question Formation in Hnaring Lutuv”, inIndiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures[3], volume 3, number 1
Fromhawn.
aw?
- "yes?"; "what is it?"
FromOld Irishom(“raw, uncooked”) (compareIrishamh), fromProto-Celtic*omos (compareWelshof), fromProto-Indo-European*h₃emós,*h₂eh₃mós. Cognates includeAncient Greekὠμός(ōmós),Sanskritआम(āmá) andOld Armenianհում(hum,“raw”).
aw (comparativeawey)
- raw,uncooked
- crude
- undressed
aw
- alternative form ofawe
aw
- yes (to positive questions),no (to negative questions)
- Used to ask for permission to do what was described in the preceding sentence
From Pre-Nauruan*ae, fromProto-Micronesian*afe, from EasternProto-Oceanic*ave.
aw
- toswim
aw (pluralaws)
- The name of theLatin-script letterA/a.
- (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
aw (notcomparable)
- alternative form ofa'(“all”)
aw c
- initialism ofafterwork(“post-work event”)
CompareEnglishow(“cry of pain”).
aw (Baybayin spellingᜀᜏ᜔)(informal, colloquial)
- ouch(an expression of one's own physical pain)
- Synonyms:aray,a
Onomatopoeic from the sound of barking of dogs.
aw (Baybayin spellingᜀᜏ᜔)
- used toindicate thesound of adogbarking, or somethingresembling it:woof;arf
FromProto-Turkic*āb(“hunt, chase”).
aw (definite accusativeawy,pluralawlar)
- hunting
- hunt
- prey
FromProto-Iranian*Hā́fš(“water”), fromProto-Indo-Iranian*Hā́ps(“water”), fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ep-(“water, body of water”). ComparePersianآب(âb),Pashtoاوبه(obë),Avestan𐬀𐬞(ap), etc.
aw
- (Dimli)water
