ow
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
ow
- Synonym of ouch (“cry of pain”)
- (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 edit
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 edit
Anagrams edit
Chinook Jargon edit
Noun edit
ow
Coordinate terms edit
Cornish edit
Alternative forms edit
- owth (used before vowels and h)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *wurt
Particle edit
ow (triggers hard mutation)
- -ing (precedes verbal noun)
Middle English edit
Pronoun edit
ow
- Alternative form of yow
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From English o, the English name of the letter O/o.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ow (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜏ᜔)
- 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 edit
- (Latin-script letter names) titik; ey, bi, si, di, i, ef, dyi, eyts, ay, dyey, key, el, em, en, enye, en dyi, o, pi, kyu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dobolyu, eks, way, zi
Further reading edit
- “ow”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018