"gaw" meaning in All languages combined

See gaw on Wiktionary

Noun [Cebuano]

Etymology: From ig-agaw. Etymology templates: {{l|ceb|ig-agaw}} ig-agaw Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} gaw
  1. an address to a cousin
    Sense id: en-gaw-ceb-noun-FMD~T6MM Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Cebuano terms of address

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ɡɔː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gaw.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: Minced oath for God. Etymology templates: {{m|en|God}} God Head templates: {{en-interj}} gaw
  1. An expletive, expressing disbelief, horror, or disdain Related terms: geegaw, weather-gaw Translations (expressing disbelief): nom d’un chien (French), parbleu (French), sacrebleu (French)
    Sense id: en-gaw-en-intj-12fPXMLO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Synonyms: get out of town, pull the other one, bullshit, Jeebus, Jiminy Cricket, 'sblood, wow, pfaugh, pshaw, pooh, bah Synonyms (expressing disbelief): fiddlesticks Synonyms (expressing disdain): feh Synonyms (expressing horror or shock): gorblimey
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɡɔː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gaw.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gaws [present, singular, third-person], gawing [participle, present], gawed [participle, past], gawed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: Middle English gowen (“to stare”), from Old Norse gá. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gowen||to stare}} Middle English gowen (“to stare”), {{der|en|non|gá}} Old Norse gá Head templates: {{en-verb}} gaw (third-person singular simple present gaws, present participle gawing, simple past and past participle gawed)
  1. (obsolete) to stare or gape Tags: obsolete Translations (to stare): zírat [imperfective] (Czech), koukat [imperfective] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-gaw-en-verb-WP7FBN-f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [Sranan Tongo]

Etymology: From Dutch gauw (“quickly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|srn|nl|gauw||quickly}} Dutch gauw (“quickly”) Head templates: {{head|srn|adjective}} gaw
  1. quick, fast Derived forms: gawgaw
    Sense id: en-gaw-srn-adj-iXvahDcS Categories (other): Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gaw meaning in All languages combined (5.3kB)

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