# pwn
## Translingual
### Symbol

pwn
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Paiwan.

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Paiwan terms

## English
### Etymology

From own, possibly born out of a typographical error (the adjacency of o and p on qwerty keyboards).

### Pronunciation

Originally pronounced /əʊn/ (UK) / /oʊn/ (US), like own.(US). Superseded by:
* (UK) IPA: /pəʊn/, /pɔːn/, (rarely) /piˈəʊn/
* (US) IPA: /poʊn/, /piˈoʊn/, /pɔn/, (rarely) /piˈɔn/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔːn, -əʊn, -ɔn, -oʊn

### Verb

pwn (third-person singular simple present pwns, present participle pwning, simple past and past participle pwned or pwnd or pwnt)
* (Internet slang, online gaming, originally leet, transitive, intransitive) To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).
    Synonyms: own, pwnz0r
    I pwned them in game!
** 1999 August 5, Quaestor, “Re: [SP] So..the first victim of the Evil/Hero System”, in rec.games.computer.ultima.online‎ (Usenet), retrieved 2016-09-23, message-ID <37AA8154.D77E6EB8@Skara.Brae>:2nd guard: "Yeah, shiiit! I PWNED YO @zz!"
** 2001, Edward Glamkowski, alt.games.diablo2‎ (Usenet):Otherwise I use fury as my normal attack. Fury completely pwns!
** 2003, James Grahame, alt.games.everquest‎ (Usenet):When you get to the Temple of Marr, look very closely at the vases at zone-in and see if you can find the picture where Mith Marr "pwns" someone.
** 2004, Bronney Hui, alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia‎ (Usenet):My Trident pwns the Cirrus Logics!
** 2005, AlphaDream, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Nintendo:NOOBZ STILL R NOT PWNED. CONTINUE PWNERSHIP UNTIL ALL NOOBZ R PWNED.

#### Derived terms

* pwnage
* pwnz0r

### Noun

pwn (countable and uncountable, plural pwns)
* (Internet slang, originally leetspeak) Triumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.
* (Internet slang, computer security, originally leetspeak) An exploit in computer security, especially relating to machine code.

### References

* ↑ Connie Eble, in Julie Coleman (ed.), Global English Slang: Methodologies and Perspectives (2014, →ISBN: "own/pwn (pronounced either on or pon) 'to dominate an opponent, often in a video game'"
* ↑ Bonnie Nardi, My Life as a Night Elf Priest: An Anthropological Account →ISBN, page 16: "In PvP, players enjoy “pwning” opponents, that is, defeating them, in heated contests. The term pwn (pronounced “pone”) comes from own, slang for defeat, and is said to have originated when a player mistakenly typed a “p” instead of an “o,” ..."
* 1 2 “pwn”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
* 1 2 PC Magazine Encyclopedia: Pronounced "pone," "pwen," "pawn" or "pun,"...

### Anagrams

* PNW, wpn.

## Welsh
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pundus, from Latin pondus (“weight”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pʊn/
* Rhymes: -ʊn

### Noun

pwn m (plural pynnau)
* load, burden

#### Derived terms

* pynfarch (“packhorse”)
* trwybwn (“throughput”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “pwn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pwn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies