"вау" meaning in Russian

See вау in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ˈvaʊ] Forms: ва́у [canonical], váu [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English wow. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ru|en|wow}} Borrowed from English wow Head templates: {{head|ru|interjection|head=ва́у}} ва́у • (váu)
  1. wow (excitement) Related terms: упс (english: oops; ups)
    Sense id: en-вау-ru-intj-S1bEQYlu Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "wow"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English wow",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English wow.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ва́у",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "ва́у"
      },
      "expansion": "ва́у • (váu)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And the character of Muscovites is also getting worse. All those \"wows\" and \"oopses\" - as if we're in New York or something.",
          "ref": "1997, Город фальшивой растительности:",
          "roman": "I xarákter u moskvičéj tákže pórtitsja. Vsjo kakíje-to «váu», «ups» — kak búdto my v Nʹju-Jórke, štó li.",
          "text": "И хара́ктер у москвиче́й та́кже по́ртится. Всё каки́е-то «ва́у», «упс» — как бу́дто мы в Нью-Йо́рке, что́ ли.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wow (excitement)"
      ],
      "id": "en-вау-ru-intj-S1bEQYlu",
      "links": [
        [
          "wow",
          "wow"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "oops; ups",
          "word": "упс"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvaʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "вау"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "wow"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English wow",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English wow.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ва́у",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "váu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "ва́у"
      },
      "expansion": "ва́у • (váu)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "oops; ups",
      "word": "упс"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Russian 2-syllable words",
        "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Russian interjections",
        "Russian lemmas",
        "Russian terms borrowed from English",
        "Russian terms derived from English",
        "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Russian terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And the character of Muscovites is also getting worse. All those \"wows\" and \"oopses\" - as if we're in New York or something.",
          "ref": "1997, Город фальшивой растительности:",
          "roman": "I xarákter u moskvičéj tákže pórtitsja. Vsjo kakíje-to «váu», «ups» — kak búdto my v Nʹju-Jórke, štó li.",
          "text": "И хара́ктер у москвиче́й та́кже по́ртится. Всё каки́е-то «ва́у», «упс» — как бу́дто мы в Нью-Йо́рке, что́ ли.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wow (excitement)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wow",
          "wow"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvaʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "вау"
}

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