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ow

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See also:Appendix:Variations of "ow"

English

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ/
Audio(US): (file)
Rhymes:-aʊ
Homophone:our (some dialects)

Interjection

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Synonym ofouch(“cry of pain”).
(music)Used for emotional emphasis.
- 1970,Free, “All Right Now”:
  Now don't you wait or hesitate / Let's move before they raise the parking rate,ow!
- 1987,Michael Jackson, “Smooth Criminal”:
  Then you ran into the bedroom / You were struck down / It was your doom, Annie /Ow!

Noun

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ow (pluralows)

Anuttering of an 'ow'.
- 1950,Norman Lindsay,Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page98:
  Improvising a stretcher from a cupboard door, they levered Mrs Dibble on to it and got her upstairs to "Hoos!" and "Ows!" of anguish, and laid her on the bed, where Rita administered another stiff dose of gin.

Usage notes

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In everyday colloquial (spoken or written) usage, the sound may be lengthened, such as in the formoww, usually to indicate an increase in pain or distress.

Derived terms

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owie

Anagrams

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wo,w—O,W.O.,W. O.,WO,Wo,w/o

Chinook Jargon

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Noun

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younger brother

Coordinate terms

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(with regards to gender):ats
(with regards to age):kahpo

Cornish

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Etymology 1

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FromProto-Brythonic*wurt.

Alternative forms

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owth(used before vowels andh)

Particle

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ow (triggershard mutation)

-ing(precedes verbal noun)

Etymology 2

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Determiner

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ow (triggersaspirate mutation)

my (first person singular possessive determiner)

**Cornish personal pronouns**
number	person		independent (subject)	suffixed			infixed	possessive (dependent)
number	person		independent (subject)	enclitic	emphatic	reduced	infixed	possessive (dependent)
singular	first		my	vy	evy	ma,a	'm	ow^A
	second		ty	jy,sy¹	tejy	ta,a	'th^M	dha^S
	third²	m	ev	ev	eev	va,a	'n	y^S
	third²	f	hi	hi	hyhi	—	's	hy^A
plural	first		ni	ni	nyni		'gan,'n	agan,'gan
	second³		hwi	hwi	hwyhwi		'gas,'s	agas,'gas
	third		i	i	ynsi		's	aga^A,'ga^A

¹ Uncommon.
²hun andins have been suggested as non-binary 3rd person singular pronouns, though these have not yet officially adopted.
³ Infrequently used as a formal alternative to the singular.

^S Triggerssoft mutation^A Triggersaspirate mutation^M Triggersmixed mutation