taw
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English tawen, from Old English tawian (“to do, make”), from Proto-West Germanic *tawōn, a variant of Proto-West Germanic *tauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *tawjaną (“to make, prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to tie to, secure”).
Cognate with Dutch touwen (“to rope, tether, curry”), Dutch tuien (“to fasten with ropes”), German Tau (“rope, hawser, cable”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, “to make, prepare”). Related to tool and tether.
Verb edit
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.
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Noun edit
taw
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Etymology 2 edit
Unknown. Attested in English from the 18th century.[1] Compare Old English tāw (“instrument”).[2] Also compare Irish togh (“choose, elect”).
Noun edit
taw (plural taws)
- A favorite marble in the game of marbles.
- 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 5]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:
- Near the timberyard a squatted child at marbles, alone, shooting the taw with a cunnythumb.
- 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 edit
taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)
- To shoot a marble.
Etymology 3 edit
Compare Phoenician 𐤕 (tāw), Hebrew ת (tav), Arabic تاء (tāʔ).
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
taw (plural taws)
- The 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.
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Further reading edit
Etymology 4 edit
Compare tew (“to tow”), and tow.[2]
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
taw (third-person singular simple present taws, present participle tawing, simple past and past participle tawed)
- To push; to tug; to tow.
- 1630, Michael Drayton, The Muses' Elizium:
- Swans vpon the Streame to tawe me
References edit
- ^ “taw, n3.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “taw”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Additional sources edit
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams edit
Ili Turki edit
Noun edit
taw
References edit
- Zhào Xiāngrú and Reinhard F. Hahn (1989). "The Ili Turk People and Their Language". Central Asiatic Journal.
Maguindanao edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
taw
- a person
Maltese edit
Pronunciation edit
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taw
Maranao edit
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taw
Tatar edit
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taw
Welsh edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Celtic *tāyeti (“to be (stative)”) (compare Old Irish at·tá, Irish tá), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /taːu̯/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /tau̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ta/, /tə/
- Rhymes: -au̯
Conjunction edit
taw
- (South Wales) that (introduces a noun clause, marking it for emphasis)
- 1990, Y Faner, p. 8[1]:
- Gadewch imi ddatgan taw gwaith caled fydd y cyfan.
- Let me declare that hard work it will all be.
- 1990, Y Faner, p. 8[1]:
Synonyms edit
- (formal) (North Wales, colloquial) mai
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Celtic *tausos (“silent”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂ws- (“still, silent”) (compare Sanskrit तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm, “silently”)).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /taːu̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /tau̯/
- Rhymes: -au̯
Noun edit
taw m (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
- distaw (“quiet, silent”)
- rhoi taw ar (“to silence”)
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
taw
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
taw | daw | nhaw | thaw |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “taw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
White Hmong edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Hmong *towᶜ (“foot”).[1] Note similarities to Thai เท้า (táao, “id”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
taw (classifier: tus)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 310.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 283.
Wolof edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Fula toɓo, Laalaa fetoɓ, Serer teƥ.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Verb edit
taw
- to rain
Noun edit
taw (definite form taw bi)