ow
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
ow
- Synonym of ouch (“cry of pain”)
- (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.
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Chinook Jargon[edit]
Noun[edit]
ow
Coordinate terms[edit]
Cornish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *wurt
Alternative forms[edit]
- owth (used before vowels and h)
Particle[edit]
ow (triggers hard mutation)
- -ing (precedes verbal noun)
Middle English[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
ow
- Alternative form of yow
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English o, the English name of the letter O/o.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ow (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏ᜔)
- 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]
- (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi
Further reading[edit]
- “ow”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Sentro ng Wikang Filipino, 2018
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