naw
English
Etymology
From Scots naw, naa, na, from Middle English na, from Old English nā (“no, never”). More at no.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔː/
Interjection
naw
- (Scotland, US) Eye dialect spelling of no.
- 2012, Alex Gray, A Pound of Flesh
- 'Naw, hen, sorry. Ye're too young for us. Come back when you've got a couple mair years under yer belt, eh?'
- 2012, Alex Gray, A Pound of Flesh
Cornish
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : naw | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Maricopa
Welsh
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : naw Ordinal : nawfed | ||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nau̯/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| daw | ddaw | naw | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “naw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Whitesands
References
- Jeremy Hammond, The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu (2009), p. 75
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