different between caw vs gaw

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• enPR: kô, IPA^(key): /k??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

caw (plural caws)

1. The harsh cry of a crow.

Coordinate terms

• chatter

Translations

Verb

caw (third-person singular simple present caws, present participle cawing, simple past and past participle cawed)

1. To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.

Translations

Interjection

caw

1. Cry of a crow.

Translations

Anagrams

• ACW, CWA, WAC, WCA

Khumi Chin

Alternative forms

• (Northern Khumi) co

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??/

Noun

caw

1. rice

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin?^[1], Payap University, page 42

Mapudungun

Noun

caw (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. father

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???/

Etymology 1

Middle English gowen (“to stare”), from Old Norse gá.

Verb

gaw (third-person singular simple present gaws, present participle gawing, simple past and past participle gawed)

1. (obsolete) to stare or gape

Etymology 2

Minced oath for God.

Interjection

gaw

1. An expletive, expressing disbelief, horror, or disdain

Synonyms

• (expressing disbelief): fiddlesticks, get out of town, pull the other one; see also Thesaurus:bullshit
• (expressing horror or shock): gorblimey, Jeebus, Jiminy Cricket, 'sblood; see also Thesaurus:wow
• (expressing disdain): feh, pfaugh, pshaw, pooh; see also Thesaurus:bah

Translations

Anagrams

• AGW, AWG, GWA, WAG, WGA, wag

Cebuano

Etymology

From ig-agaw.

Noun

gaw

1. an address to a cousin