naw

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Scots naw, naa, na, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English na, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English nā (“no, never”). More at no.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔː/

Interjection

naw

1. (Scotland, US) 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?'

Anagrams

• NWA, WAN, Wan, awn, wan, wan-

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Cornish

Cornish cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : naw

Etymology

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

Numeral

naw

1. nine

See also

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

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Maricopa

Noun

naw

1. friend

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Old Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *navъ.

Noun

naw m

1. corpse

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Tarao

Noun

naw

1. child

References

• 2002, Chungkham Yashwanta Singh, Tarao Grammar

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Wakhi

Etymology

Cognate with Yagnobi нав (nav).

Numeral

naw

1. nine

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Welsh

Welsh cardinal numbers

<  8	9	10  >
Cardinal : naw     Ordinal : nawfed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːu̯/
• IPA^(key): /nau̯/

Etymology 1

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

Numeral

naw

1. 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

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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