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taw
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /t??/
- Homophone: tau
Etymology 1
From Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian (“to do, make”), from Proto-Germanic *tawjan? (“to make, prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh?- (“to tie to, secure”).
Cognate with Dutch touwen (“to rope, tether, curry”), Dutch tuien (“to fasten with ropes”), German Tau (“rope, hawser, cable”), Gothic ???????????????????????? (taujan, “to make, prepare”). Related to tool and tether.
Verb
taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew.
- (transitive, by extension) To beat; to scourge.
- (transitive) To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, etc., by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them.
- (transitive) To turn (animals' hide) into leather, usually by soaking it in a certain solution.
Related terms
- tool
Noun
taw
- (obsolete) Tawed leather.
Derived terms
- tawse
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
taw (plural taws)
- A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
- 1922 , James Joyce, Ulysses, chapter V:[1]
- Near the timberyard a squatted child at marbles, alone, shooting the taw with a cunnythumb.
- 1922 , James Joyce, Ulysses, chapter V:[1]
- A line or mark from which the players begin a game of marbles.
- (square dancing) A dance partner.
- Walk around your corner; see-saw around your taw.
- A favorite person; beloved, partner, spouse.
Verb
taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)
- To shoot a marble.
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
- tav
- taf
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ta?/
Noun
taw (plural taws)
- The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.
Translations
Further reading
- taw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 4
Compare tew (“to tow”), and tow.
Alternative forms
- tawe (obsolete)
Verb
taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)
- To push; to tug; to tow.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Drayton to this entry?)
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams
- ATW, AWT, TWA, Twa, WAT, WTA, Wat, wat
Ili Turki
Noun
taw
- mountain
References
- Zhào Xi?ngrú and Reinhard F. Hahn (1989). "The Ili Turk People and Their Language". Central Asiatic Journal.
Tatar
Noun
taw
- mountain
Welsh
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *t?ti (“to be (stative)”) (compare Old Irish at·tá, Irish tá), from Proto-Indo-European *steh?- (“to stand”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ta?u?/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /tau?/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ta/, /t?/
Conjunction
taw
- (South Wales) that (introduces a noun clause, marking it for emphasis)
- 1990, Y Faner, p. 8:
- 1990, Y Faner, p. 8:
Synonyms
- (formal) (North Wales, colloquial) mai
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *tawsos (“silent”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh?ws- (“still, silent”) (compare Sanskrit ???????? (t????m, “silently”)).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ta?u?/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /tau?/
Noun
taw m (uncountable)
- silence
Derived terms
- distaw (“quiet, silent”)
- rhoi taw ar (“to silence”)
Etymology 3
Verb
taw
- second-person singular imperative of tewi
Mutation
References
Wolof
Verb
taw
- to rain
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vaw
English
Noun
vaw (plural vaws)
- 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
- new (recently made or created)
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