# aw
## English
### Alternative forms

* aww

### Etymology

Natural exclamation.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: ô; IPA: /ɔː/, [ɔ̃ː ~ ɒ̃ː]
* Audio (US):(file)
* (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ɑ/
* Homophones: awe; or (non-rhotic); oar, ore, o'er (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
* Rhymes: -ɔː

### Interjection

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!

#### Derived terms

* aw man
* aw shucks
* aw well

### Noun

aw (plural aws)
* An instance of aw.
** 2009 June 17, Randal C. Archibold, “Election at a Draw, Arizona Town Cuts a Deck”, in New York Times‎: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.

### References

* ↑ “aw”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

### Anagrams

* W. A., W.A., WA, Wa, Wa., wa

## Bambara
### Determiner

aw
* your (plural)

### Pronoun

aw
* you (plural)

## Bargam
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aw/, [aʊ]

### Noun

aw
* 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
* an expression of surprise
* an expression of wonder, amazement, or awe
* an expression of understanding, recognition, or realization

### Etymology 2

A reverse spelling of wala.

#### Adverb

aw
* not
* without; lacking something

## Chuukese
### Noun

aw
* mouth

## Kankanaey
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Kankanaey) IPA: /ˈʔaw/ [ˈʔaʊ̯]
* Rhymes: -aw
* Syllabification: aw

### Particle

aw
* yes; used to show agreement or acceptance.

#### Synonyms

Southern / Central :
| Benguet | Mankayan | aw |
| Benguet | Bakun | aw |
| Benguet | Kapangan | aw |
| Benguet | Kibungan | aw |
| Benguet | Buguias | aw |
| Mt. Province | Tadian | aw |
| Mt. Province | Bauko | aw |
| Mt. Province | Sabangan | aw |
| Northern / Applai |||
| Mt. Province | parts of Tadian | wen, owen |
| Mt. Province | parts of Bauko | wen, owen |
| Mt. Province | Sagada | wen, owen |
| Mt. Province | Besao | wen, owen |
| Mt. Province | parts of Sabangan | wen, owen |

## Lutuv
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ɔɔ/

### Verb

aw
* 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, volume 3, number 1

## Maltese
### Etymology

From hawn.

### Interjection

aw?
* "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)
* raw, uncooked
* crude
* undressed

## Middle English
### Noun

aw
* 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
* to swim

## Scots
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑː/, /ɔː/
* (Northern Scots, Northern Isles) IPA: /aː/

#### Noun

aw (plural aws)
* 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)
* 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: /ˈɑːˌveː/

### Noun

aw c
* Initialism of afterwork (“post-work event”).

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Compare English ow (“cry of pain”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔaw/ [ˈʔaʊ̯]
* Rhymes: -aw
* Syllabification: aw

### Interjection

aw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔)
* (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
* (Dimli) water

#### Synonyms

* uwe

### References

* Tood, A Grammar of Dim(i)li (2008)