"Saw" meaning in All languages combined

See Saw on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Saws [plural]
Etymology: Various origins: * English metonymic occupational surname for a sawyer, from saw. Compare Sawyer. * Borrowed from Hindi साव (sāv); this surname is predominantly found in Jharkhand state. * Borrowed from Burmese စော (cau:), a nickname meaning "honorable". Etymology templates: {{m|en|saw}} saw, {{m|en|Sawyer}} Sawyer, {{bor|en|hi|साव}} Hindi साव (sāv), {{bor|en|my|စော}} Burmese စော (cau:) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Saw (plural Saws)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Saw-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sawh [Hindi, surname]
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-Saw.ogg [Australia] Forms: Saws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Saw (plural Saws)
  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) A Bahamian. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Saw-en-noun-ZP5CguwH Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sawh [Hindi, surname]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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