different between naw vs vaw

English

Etymology

From Scots naw, naa, na, from Middle English na, from Old English n? (“no, never”). More at no.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n??/

Interjection

naw

1. (Scotland, US, Jamaican) Pronunciation spelling of no.
2. (Jamaican) Pronunciation spelling of not.

Anagrams

• NWA, WAN, Wan, awn, wan, wan-

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h?néwn?.

Numeral

naw

1. nine

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Probably from English not.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??/, /?n??/
• Hyphenation: naw

Adverb

naw

1. not

Particle

naw

1. no

Maricopa

Noun

naw

1. friend

Old Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nav?.

Noun

naw m

1. corpse

Tarao

Noun

naw

1. child

References

• 2002, Chungkham Yashwanta Singh, Tarao Grammar

Wakhi

Etymology

Cognate with Yagnobi ??? (nav).

Numeral

naw

1. nine

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /na?u?/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /nau?/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h?néwn?.

Numeral

naw

1. nine

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

naw

1. Nasal mutation of daw.

Mutation

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

English

Noun

vaw (plural vaws)

1. Alternative form of vav

Anagrams

• W. Va., W.Va.

Bintulu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baq??u, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baq??uh.

Adjective

vaw

1. new (recently made or created)