dawäu

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• dawei (West Central Bavarian)
• daweil (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German der wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”). Equivalent to der +‎ Wäu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌd̥ɐˈvɶː/

Conjunction

dawäu (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. meanwhile
2. (when) indeed, (but) actually (expressing a contradiction)

Related terms

• wäu
• Wäu