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Translingual

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paw

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forPawnee.

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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A dog'spaw

FromMiddle Englishpawe, fromOld Frenchpoue,poe, fromFrankish*pōta (compareDutchpoot,Low GermanPote,GermanPfote), fromFrankish*pōtōn(to put, stick, plant) (compareDutchpoten(to plant)), fromProto-Germanic*putōną (compareOld Englishpotian(to push),pȳtan(to put out, poke out),Icelandicpota(to stick)). See more atput.

Noun

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paw (pluralpaws)

  1. Thesoftfoot of amammal or otheranimal, generally aquadruped, that hasclaws ornails; comparable to a humanhand orfoot.
    Synonyms:hand,foot
    Hypernym:extremity
    Holonym:limb
    Meronyms:claw,finger
    Coordinate terms:hoof,talon
  2. (humorous) Ahand.
    Get your grubbypaws off my things!
    • 1889,Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, inUnder the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published1899, page35:
      Mrs. Hauksbee laid her hand lightly upon the unglovedpaw that rested on the turned-backed’rickshaw hood, and, looking the man full in the face, said tenderly, almost too tenderly, “I believe in you if you mistrust yourself.”
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Translations
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soft foot of an animal

Verb

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paw (third-person singular simple presentpaws,present participlepawing,simple past and past participlepawed)

  1. (transitive) Of an animal, totouch (something) with a paw.
  2. (transitive) Of an animal, todig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
  3. (transitive) Of an animal, to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
  4. (transitive, by extension) To touch (someone) in a sexual way.
    Synonyms:feel up,fiddle,fondle,grope,palpate,touch up
    • 1997 August 17, Robert Spector,misc.fitness.weights (Usenet):
      IronMan used to be good in this way, back in the '80s.[] They wouldn't subscribe to the old, "Let's put a male bodybuilder with silicone babespawing him" cover that's mainstay now.
    • 1997 October 26, Amy McWilliams, quoting Verbotene,rec.arts.tv.soaps.abc (Usenet):
      So, Katherine was out with Luke and they were both quite dolled up and swoon-worthy. Katherine fawned all over Luke andpawed him, but to what end? Was Stefan supposed to believe that Luke and Katherine have some sort of a thing going? What was the point of this display from Katherine's perspective?
    • 2002 July 18, Lurker Dave,rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe (Usenet):
      Subtlety is great, but what exactly happened with Jessica and the cop during sex that he locked her up afterwards? Also, what was the item she nicked from his shirt while shepawed him?
    • 2018 February,Robert Draper, “They are Watching You—and Everything Else on the Planet: Technology and Our Increasing Demand for Security have Put Us All under Surveillance. Is Privacy Becoming just a Memory?”, inNational Geographic[1], Washington, D.C.:National Geographic Society,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe original on14 June 2018:
      Tonight there are no drug deals, no fights, only the random foolishness of the young and inebriated. They stagger with linked arms down the middle of the street. Theypaw at each other.
    • 2023 October 6, Ryan Gilbey, quoting Illeana Douglas, “The double life of Rock Hudson: ‘Let’s be frank, he was a horndog!’”, inThe Guardian[2],→ISSN:
      He was good-looking, masculine, funny, charismatic and he could dance the cha-cha-cha. And he’s never a brute. He’s flirting with women but he’s notpawing them.
  5. (transitive, by extension) Toclumsilydig (through something).
    Synonyms:fumble,go through,rummage
  6. (transitive, dated) Toflatter.
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Translations
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to gently push on something
to feel or scrape with a paw or hoof
to clumsily dig through somethingseedig,‎go through,‎rummage
to touch someone in a sexual wayseefeel up,‎fondle,‎grope

Etymology 2

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The word probably has an origin inbaby talk. Seepa.

Noun

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paw (pluralpaws)

  1. (nonstandard or rustic)Father;pa.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:father
    Hypernyms:seeThesaurus:father
    Hyponyms:step-paw;see alsoThesaurus:father
    Coordinate terms:seeThesaurus:mother
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Anagrams

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Jingpho

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromBurmeseဖော့(hpau.).

Noun

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paw

  1. cork

References

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  • Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, inKyoto University Linguistic Research[3], volume35,→DOI,→ISSN, pages91–128

Kashubian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromPolishpaw.Doublet offau, a form borrowed from German.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpaf/
  • Rhymes:-af
  • Syllabification:paw

Noun

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paw m animal (diminutivepawiãorpawiątkò)

  1. peacock(pheasant of one of the genera Pavo and Afropavo)
    Synonym:fau

Further reading

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  • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “paw”, inSłownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “paw”, inSłownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[4]
  • paw”, inInternetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby,2022

Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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Ultimately fromLatinpavō. Cognates within Slavic includeUpper Sorbianpaw,Polishpaw,Czechpáv,Slovenepav, andRussianпавли́н(pavlín).

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Noun

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paw (femininepawa)

  1. peacock(pheasant of one of the genera Pavo and Afropavo)

Declension

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Declension ofpaw
SingularDualPlural
Nominativepawpawapawy
Genitivepawapawowupawow
Dativepawojupawomapawam
Accusativepawapawowupawy,pawow
Instrumentalpawompawomapawami
Locativepawjepawomapawach

Further reading

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  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “paw”, inSłownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague:ОРЯС РАН,ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag,2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “paw”, inDolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

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PolishWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediapl

Etymology

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Borrowed fromMiddle High Germanphāwe, fromLatinpāvō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paw m animal (female equivalentpawica)

  1. (male)peacock
  2. (colloquial)puke;vomit

Declension

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Declension ofpaw
singularplural
nominativepawpawie
genitivepawiapawi
dativepawiowipawiom
accusativepawiapawie
instrumentalpawiempawiami
locativepawiupawiach
vocativepawiupawie

Derived terms

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adjectives
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verbs
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Further reading

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  • paw inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • paw in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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