"hw" meaning in All languages combined

See hw on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: HW [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hw (uncountable)
  1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of homework. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: homework
    Sense id: en-hw-en-noun-MBTBwt9z
  2. (computing) Abbreviation of hardware. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: hardware
    Sense id: en-hw-en-noun-T90OfjQd Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 7 80 8 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 84 7 4 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Character [Hupa]

IPA: /hʷ/ Forms: Hw [uppercase]
Head templates: {{head|hup|letter|upper case|Hw}} hw (upper case Hw)
  1. A letter of the Hupa alphabet, written in the Latin script. Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-hw-hup-character-Ok9zBKHf Categories (other): Hupa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} hw
  1. alternative form of ew Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ew
    Sense id: en-hw-enm-noun-7hulnvxv Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|altform=1}} hw
  1. alternative form of heo (“she”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heo (extra: she)
    Sense id: en-hw-enm-pron-HpnEXaNk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Character [Navajo]

IPA: /hʷ/ Forms: Hw [uppercase]
Head templates: {{head|nv|letter|upper case|Hw}} hw (upper case Hw)
  1. A letter of the Navajo alphabet, written in the Latin script. Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-hw-nv-character-X3LdC6CA Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Welsh]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], w [error-unrecognized-form], hw [prothesis-h]
Head templates: {{head|cy|mutated noun}} hw Inflection templates: {{cy-mut|w}}
  1. h-prothesized form of w Tags: alt-of, prothesis-h Alternative form of: w
    Sense id: en-hw-cy-noun-eYvMy3JE Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header
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Download raw JSONL data for hw meaning in All languages combined (4.3kB)

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