"waw" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /wɔː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-waw.wav [Southern-England] Forms: waws [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: From Middle English wawe, waȝe, waghe, from Old English wǣg (“motion, water, wave, billow, flood, sea”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāg, from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz (“wave, storm”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to drag, carry”). Cognate with North Frisian weage (“water, wave”), German Wag, Woge (“wave”), French vague (“wave”), Swedish våg (“wave”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wawe}} Middle English wawe, {{m|enm|waȝe}} waȝe, {{m|enm|waghe}} waghe, {{inh|en|ang|wǣg||motion, water, wave, billow, flood, sea}} Old English wǣg (“motion, water, wave, billow, flood, sea”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*wāg}} Proto-West Germanic *wāg, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wēgaz||wave, storm}} Proto-Germanic *wēgaz (“wave, storm”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*weǵʰ-||to drag, carry}} Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to drag, carry”), {{cog|frr|weage||water, wave}} North Frisian weage (“water, wave”), {{cog|de|Wag}} German Wag, {{m|de|Woge||wave}} Woge (“wave”), {{cog|fr|vague||wave}} French vague (“wave”), {{cog|sv|våg||wave}} Swedish våg (“wave”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} waw (plural waws)
  1. (obsolete) A wave. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Water Synonyms: wawe
    Sense id: en-waw-en-noun-uXfhGvBQ Disambiguation of Water: 33 17 19 15 15 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 30 21 34 2 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 22 24 27 21 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /wɔː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-waw.wav [Southern-England] Forms: waws [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: From Middle English wawe, wowe, waugh, wough, from Old English wāh, wāg (“a wall, partition”), from Proto-Germanic *waigaz (“wall”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, twist”). Cognate with Scots wauch, vauch, Saterland Frisian Wooge (“indoor wall, partition”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wawe}} Middle English wawe, {{m|enm|wowe}} wowe, {{m|enm|waugh}} waugh, {{m|enm|wough}} wough, {{inh|en|ang|wāh}} Old English wāh, {{m|ang|wāg||a wall, partition}} wāg (“a wall, partition”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*waigaz|t=wall}} Proto-Germanic *waigaz (“wall”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*weyk-||to bend, twist}} Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, twist”), {{cog|sco|wauch}} Scots wauch, {{m|sco|vauch}} vauch, {{cog|stq|Wooge|t=indoor wall, partition}} Saterland Frisian Wooge (“indoor wall, partition”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} waw (plural waws)
  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) A wall. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal Categories (topical): Walls and fences Synonyms: wo [Derbyshire, Northern-England], waugh [Scotland]
    Sense id: en-waw-en-noun-dmjHTPfv Disambiguation of Walls and fences: 18 34 24 18 6 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 30 21 34 2 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 22 24 27 21 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [English]

IPA: /wɑːw/, /waʊ/ Forms: waws [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic وَاو (wāw). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|وَاو}} Arabic وَاو (wāw) Head templates: {{en-noun}} waw (plural waws)
  1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet: و. Categories (topical): Arabic letter names Translations (Arabic letter): وَاو (wāw) [masculine] (Arabic), vau (Azerbaijani), vav (Finnish), waw [masculine] (French), વાવ (vāv) [masculine] (Gujarati), וי״ו (vav) [feminine, masculine] (Hebrew), वाव (vāv) (Hindi), vau [feminine, masculine] (Italian), wau (Malay), واو (vâw) (Persian), вав (vav) [masculine] (Russian), вов (vov) (Tajik), vav (Turkish), وَاو (vāv) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-waw-en-noun-Aad4CRq- Disambiguation of Arabic letter names: 7 9 54 28 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 29 23 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 30 21 34 2 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 22 24 27 21 5 Disambiguation of 'Arabic letter': 91 9
  2. Alternative spelling of vav Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: vav
    Sense id: en-waw-en-noun-64xzaD4l Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 20 25 36 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 30 21 34 2 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 22 24 27 21 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb [English]

IPA: /wɔː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-waw.wav [Southern-England] Forms: waws [present, singular, third-person], wawing [participle, present], wawed [participle, past], wawed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː Etymology: From Middle English wawen, waȝien, from Old English wagian (“to move, shake, swing, totter”), from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to move”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to drag, carry”). Cognate with German wagen (“to venture, dare, risk”), Dutch wagen (“to venture, dare, also to move, stir”), Swedish våga (“to dare”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wawen}} Middle English wawen, {{m|enm|waȝien}} waȝien, {{inh|en|ang|wagian|t=to move, shake, swing, totter}} Old English wagian (“to move, shake, swing, totter”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*wagōn}} Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wagōną||to move}} Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to move”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*weǵʰ-||to drag, carry}} Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to drag, carry”), {{cog|de|wagen||to venture, dare, risk}} German wagen (“to venture, dare, risk”), {{cog|nl|wagen||to venture, dare, also to move, stir}} Dutch wagen (“to venture, dare, also to move, stir”), {{cog|sv|våga||to dare}} Swedish våga (“to dare”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} waw (third-person singular simple present waws, present participle wawing, simple past and past participle wawed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To stir; move; wave. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-waw-en-verb-bjRaMaEY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [Ibatan]

Etymology: Compare Yami awaw and Tagalog uhaw. Etymology templates: {{cog|tao|awaw}} Yami awaw, {{cog|tl|uhaw}} Tagalog uhaw Head templates: {{head|ivb|adjective}} waw
  1. thirsty
    Sense id: en-waw-ivb-adj-A~PvMGMz Categories (other): Ibatan entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Ivatan]

Etymology: Cognate with Yami awaw. Etymology templates: {{cog|tao|awaw}} Yami awaw Head templates: {{head|ivv|adjective}} waw
  1. thirsty
    Sense id: en-waw-ivb-adj-A~PvMGMz1 Categories (other): Ivatan entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Maguindanao]

Head templates: {{mdh-noun}} waw
  1. thirst

Noun [Mapudungun]

Head templates: {{head|arn|noun}} waw
  1. A valley. Tags: Raguileo-Alphabet
    Sense id: en-waw-arn-noun-F2hH-XaW Categories (other): Mapudungun entries with incorrect language header, Raguileo Mapudungun spellings

Noun [Maranao]

Head templates: {{mrw-noun}} waw
  1. thirst
    Sense id: en-waw-mrw-noun-cLGNW9rY Categories (other): Maranao entries with incorrect language header, Maranao terms without batang Arab script

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} waw
  1. Alternative form of wawe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wawe
    Sense id: en-waw-enm-noun-vyiUQmtD Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Portuguese]

Forms: waws [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|#s}} waw m (plural waws)
  1. Alternative spelling of uau Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: uau
    Sense id: en-waw-pt-noun-qldNoXIf Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Scots]

IPA: /wɔː/ Forms: waws [plural]
Etymology: From Old English wagian (“wave, undulate”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|ang|wagian||wave, undulate}} Old English wagian (“wave, undulate”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|waws|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} waw (plural waws), {{sco-noun}} waw (plural waws)
  1. (water) wave Categories (topical): Water

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Mapudungun entries with incorrect language header",
        "Mapudungun lemmas",
        "Mapudungun nouns",
        "Mapudungun palindromes",
        "Raguileo Mapudungun spellings"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A valley."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "valley",
          "valley#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Raguileo-Alphabet"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "waw"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "waw",
      "name": "mrw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maranao",
  "lang_code": "mrw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Maranao entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maranao lemmas",
        "Maranao nouns",
        "Maranao palindromes",
        "Maranao terms without batang Arab script"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thirst"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thirst",
          "thirst"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "waw"
}

{
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        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "waw",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "wawe"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English palindromes"
      ],
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        "Alternative form of wawe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wawe",
          "wawe#Middle English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "waw"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waws",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "#s"
      },
      "expansion": "waw m (plural waws)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "uau"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese countable nouns",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese masculine nouns",
        "Portuguese nouns",
        "Portuguese palindromes",
        "Portuguese terms spelled with W"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of uau"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "uau",
          "uau#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "waw"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "wagian",
        "4": "",
        "5": "wave, undulate"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wagian (“wave, undulate”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English wagian (“wave, undulate”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "waws",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "waws",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "waw (plural waws)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "waw (plural waws)",
      "name": "sco-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scots entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Scots lemmas",
        "Scots nouns",
        "Scots palindromes",
        "Scots terms derived from Old English",
        "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
        "Scots terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "sco:Water"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wave"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wave",
          "wave"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "water",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(water) wave"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waw"
}

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