different between tav vs pav

English

Noun

tav (plural tavs)

1. Alternative form of taw (Semitic letter)

Anagrams

• ATV, TVA, VAT, VTA, vat, vta

Danish

Alternative forms

• tiede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?tav?], [?t??w?]

Verb

tav

1. past tense of tie

Finnish

Noun

tav

1. taw (twenty-second letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)

Declension

Anagrams

• -vat

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *t?pás, from Proto-Indo-European *tep-. Cognate with Sanskrit ???? (tapas, “heat, fire”), Persian ?????? (?ft?b, “sun”), Persian ???? (tâb, “heat, warmth”), Latin tepidus (“warm”), Russian ?????? (tjóplyj, “warm”), Old Armenian ??? (tap, “heat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??v/

Noun

tav f (Arabic spelling ????)

1. sun, sunlight

   Synonym: roj

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) , “tav”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æv

Etymology 1

Contraction of pavilion.

Noun

pav (plural pavs)

1. (cricket, informal) Clipping of pavilion.
   • 1954, Anthony Buckeridge, According to Jennings, page 80,

     “It?s no good hanging around here. I vote we nip round to the back of the pav,” Jennings suggested. “We might be able to see Mr Findlater and wave to him through the window.”

     They scurried round to the rear of the building where a row of windows overlooked a deserted part of the cricket ground.

   • 2000, Aidan Higgins, The Whole Hog, unnumbered page,

     Up goes the finger and the Dodo snaps to attention, rams the bat under his arm (subaltern with swagger stick) and retreats to the pav with a slowness intended as silent comment on a poor decision.

   • 2008, Fionn Davenport, Dublin City Guide, Lonely Planet, page 166,

     One of the most enjoyable drinking experiences in town can be had on a pleasant summer?s day on the balcony of the Pav, the cricket pavilion overlooking Trinity?s playing fields.

Etymology 2

Contraction of pavlova. Australian from 1966.

Noun

pav (plural pavs)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) Clipping of pavlova.
   • 2003, Stephen Downes, Advanced Australian Fare: How Australian Cooking Became the World?s Best, page 6,

     Bert Sachse experimented for a month to create the perfect pav.

   • 2011, Neil Perry, Rockpool Bar & Grill: Desserts, unnumbered page,

     I?m totally biased but I think this is the best pav in the world. It also does nothing to clear up the argument that the pav is in fact from New Zealand and not Australia.

   • 2011, Margaret Fulton, Suzanne Gibbs, Margaret Fulton Favourites, page 194,

     Pavlova, named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, is still just about the most popular party dessert in Australia. […] The following recipe was given to me by a churchgoer who won acclaim for her ‘pavs’ and made at least five a week for members of the congregation.

Etymology 3

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Noun

pav (plural pavs)

1. (India) Bread.

See also

• pav bhaji

Anagrams

• APV, AVP, PVA, VAP, VPA, vap

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pá??/

Noun

p?v m anim (female equivalent p?vica or pavíca)

1. peacock (bird)

Inflection

Further reading

• “pav”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran