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See also: ów, -ow, 'ow, and -ów

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
    Rhymes: -aʊ
  • Homophone: our (some dialects)

Interjection

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ow

  1. Synonym of ouch (cry of pain)
  2. (music) Used for emotional emphasis.
    • 1970, Free (lyrics and music), “All Right Now”:
      Now don't you wait or hesitate / Let's move before they raise the parking rate, ow!
    • 1987, Michael Jackson (lyrics and music), “Smooth Criminal”:
      Then you ran into the bedroom / You were struck down / It was your doom, Annie / Ow!

Usage notes

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In everyday colloquial (spoken or written) usage, the sound may be lengthened, such as in the form oww, usually to indicate an increase in pain or distress.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Chinook Jargon

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Noun

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ow

  1. younger brother

Coordinate terms

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  • (with regards to gender): ats
  • (with regards to age): kahpo

Cornish

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Alternative forms

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  • owth (used before vowels and h)

Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *wurt

Particle

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ow (triggers hard mutation)

  1. -ing (precedes verbal noun)

Middle English

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Pronoun

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ow

  1. Alternative form of yow

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From English o, the English name of the letter O/o.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ow (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of o: the name of the Latin-script letter O/o, in the Filipino alphabet
    Synonym: (in the Abakada alphabet and the Abecedario) o

See also

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Further reading

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  • ow”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018