tawn
English
Etymology
Alteration of tan, influenced by tawny.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /tɔːn/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /tɔn/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "Canada" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /tɑn/
- Homophone: torn (non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)
Verb
tawn (third-person singular simple present tawns, present participle tawning, simple past and past participle tawned)
- (transitive) To tan, make tawny.
Noun
tawn (plural tawns)
- (rare) A tan.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 5:
- In the complexion of a third still lingers a tropic tawn, but slightly bleached withal; HE doubtless has tarried whole weeks ashore.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 5:
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
tawn
- first-person plural present/future and imperative of tewi
- first-person singular conditional of bod (used after pe (“if”), which can also be omitted)
- (pe) tawn i hapus ― if I were happy
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