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naw
naw
English
Interjection
naw
- (Scotland, US) Eye dialect spelling of no.
- 2012, Alex Gray, A Pound of Flesh
- 'Naw, hen, sorry. Ye're too young for us. Come back when you've got a couple mair years under yer belt, eh?'
- 2012, Alex Gray, A Pound of Flesh
Cornish
< 8 | 9 | 10 > |
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Cardinal : naw | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Numeral
naw
- (cardinal) nine
See also
Welsh
< 8 | 9 | 10 > |
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Cardinal : naw Ordinal : nawfed | ||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nau̯/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Numeral
naw
- (cardinal) nine
Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Verb
naw
- Nasal mutation of daw.
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
daw | ddaw | naw | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “naw” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.