naw

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English [edit]

Interjection [edit]

naw

  1. (Scotland) Eye dialect spelling of no.
    • 2012, Alex Gray, A Pound of Flesh
      'Naw, hen, sorry. Ye're too young for us. Come back when you've got a couple mair years under yer belt, eh?'

Cornish [edit]

Cornish cardinal numbers
 <  8 9 10  > 
    Cardinal : naw

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Breton nav.

Numeral [edit]

naw

  1. (cardinal) nine

See also [edit]

  • (cardinal number): Previous: eth. Next: deg

Welsh [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Breton nav, Irish naoi.

Cardinal number [edit]

naw

  1. (cardinal) nine