naw

English

Etymology

In Scottish use, from Scots naw, naa, na, from Middle English na, from Old English nā (“no, never”). More generally, a colloquial, unarticulated form of no; compare nah. More at no.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: nô, IPA^(key): /nɔː/
• (US) enPR: nô, IPA^(key): /nɔ/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: nä, IPA^(key): /nɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː, -ɑː
• Homophones: nor, gnaw

Interjection

naw

1. (informal) No.
   • 2003, Anton F. Bilek; Tony Bilek; Gene O'Connell, No Uncle Sam: The Forgotten of Bataan, Kent State University Press, →ISBN, page 31:

     "Naw, no trouble. Just pulled off the road for about ten minutes, maybe, when a couple of Nip fighters banked overhead. They were after something or other." "Is that right?" Mac replied.

   • 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?'

   • 2012 November 1, Brenda Hampton, Naughty No More, Urban Books, →ISBN:

     “Naw, no thanks. I'll catch you next time.” “Come on, Shane. All you do is work, work, and work. You need to have a little fun, don't you?” “Right now, I'm having a lot of fun. Trust me.” “Do you have company?” “No, I'm painting.”

2. (Jamaica) Pronunciation spelling of not.

Translations

no — see nah

Anagrams

• NWA, WAN, Wan, awn, wan, wan-

Cornish

Cornish cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : naw     Ordinal : nawves

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Numeral

naw

1. nine

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Probably from English naw or Scots naw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑː/, /ˈnɔː/
• Hyphenation: naw

Adverb

naw

1. not
   • 1990, Frances Gray, Women at the Albany Empire, →ISBN, page 62:

     “WINSTON: If she tink me ah guh sign any paper and guh to any backside Court she bettah tink again
     PARKIE: Suh you
     naw guh see your wife and sort dis ting out? […] ”

     WINSTON: If she thinks I'm going to sign any papers and go to some damned courthouse, she has another thing coming.
     PARKIE: Well, aren't you and your wife going to work this thing out? […]

   No one naw cuss. No shot naw buss.

   There isn't any fighting. There aren't any shots being fired.

   (literally, “No one not fight. No bullet not fire.”)

   Nutten naw gwaan, Rayman.

   There aren't any opportunities, Raymond.

   (literally, “Nothing not going on, Raymond”)

Particle

naw

1. no
   • 2012, Jason Stephenson, “Short Story - Stop And Stare”, in The Jamaica Gleaner‎^[1] (in English):

     “"Naw, mi nuh know her ... Why?" […] ”

     No, I don't know her ... Why? […]

   A: A you tief mi sweetie. B: Naw, a nuh me dweet.

   A: You stole my candy. B: No, I didn't do it.

Maricopa

Noun

naw

1. friend

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *navь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nāˀwis, from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂wis, from the stem *neh₂w- (“death”).

Noun

naw f

1. corpse

   Synonyms: marcha, marlina, ścirzw, trup, umarlina

Tarao

Noun

naw

1. child

References

• Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002) Tarao Grammar

Vurës

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

naw

1. sea
2. salt
3. wave

Further reading

Catriona Malau (2011-05-05) Dictionary of Vurës

Wakhi

Etymology

Cognate with Yagnobi нав (nav).

Numeral

naw

1. nine

Welsh

Welsh numbers ^(edit)

	90[a], [b], [c]
←  8	9	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: naw     Ordinal: nawfed     Ordinal abbreviation: 9fed
Welsh Wikipedia article on 9

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /naːu̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /nau̯/
• Rhymes: -au̯

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nowan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Numeral

naw

1. (cardinal number) nine

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

naw

1. Nasal mutation of daw.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
daw	ddaw	naw	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “naw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Whitesands

Noun

naw

1. knife

References

• Jeremy Hammond, The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu (2009), p. 75