ow

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See also: ów, -ow, 'ow, and -ów

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ/
  • (file)
    Rhymes: -aʊ
  • Homophone: our (some dialects)

Interjection[edit]

ow

  1. Synonym of ouch (cry of pain)
  2. (music) Used for emotional emphasis.
    • 1970, Free (lyrics and music), “All Right Now”:
      Now don't you wait or hesitate / Let's move before they raise the parking rate, ow!
    • 1987, Michael Jackson (lyrics and music), “Smooth Criminal”:
      Then you ran into the bedroom / You were struck down / It was your doom, Annie / Ow!

Usage notes[edit]

In everyday colloquial (spoken or written) usage, the sound may be lengthened, such as in the form oww, usually to indicate an increase in pain or distress.

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Anagrams[edit]

Chinook Jargon[edit]

Noun[edit]

ow

  1. younger brother

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • (with regards to gender): ats
  • (with regards to age): kahpo

Cornish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • owth (used before vowels and h)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *wurt

Particle[edit]

ow (triggers hard mutation)

  1. -ing (precedes verbal noun)

Middle English[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ow

  1. Alternative form of yow

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English o, the English name of the letter O/o.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ow
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔow/, [ˈʔoʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ow

Noun[edit]

ow (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of o: The name of the Latin-script letter O/o, in the Filipino alphabet.
    Synonym: (in the Abakada alphabet and the Abecedario) o

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • ow”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018