dawäu

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German der wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (to rest). Equivalent to der +‎ Wäu.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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dawäu (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. meanwhile
  2. (when) indeed, (but) actually (expressing a contradiction)
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