gow

See also: Gow

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Gorowa.

Symbol

gow

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Gorwaa.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Gorwaa terms

English

Etymology 1

Noun

gow (plural gows)

  1. Alternative spelling of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”).

Etymology 2

From Chinese 膏 (gāo, “ointment”), probably as a shortening of 藥膏／药膏 (yàogāo).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɡaʊ/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ

Noun

gow (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, dated) Opium.

See also

etymologically unrelated terms containing the word "gow"

Anagrams

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish gou, from Proto-Celtic *gāwā. Cognate with Breton gaou and Welsh gau.

Noun

gow m (plural gowyow)

  1. lie, untruth

Derived terms

  • esedha war skavel an gow (“gossip”)
  • gow diveth (“barefaced lie”)
  • gowek (“liar, dishonest”)
  • gowleverel (“lie”, verb)
  • heb wow (“honestly”)
  • leverel gow (“tell a lie”, verb)

Mutation

Mutation of gow
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gow wow unchanged kow hwow wow

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

French

Etymology

First attested in nouchi (Côte d'Ivoire French slang) in late 20th century, borrowed from a local language.[1] Possibly from Bambara go, ultimately from English girl or French gosse.[2]

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /ɡo/
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

Noun

gow f (plural gows)

  1. (slang, West Africa, France) a girl, chick. alternative spelling of go

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ https://www.dictionnairedelazone.fr/dictionary/search/go/go
  2. ^ https://www.demotivateur.fr/lifestyle/gow-l-origine-et-la-signification-de-ce-mot-27788

Manx

Etymology

    From Old Irish gaibid (“lays hold of, grasps”).

    Verb

    gow (verbal noun goaill)

    1. (transitive)
      1. take, get
        1. catch, capture, apprehend, arrest, affect, engage
        2. (medicine) contract (as disease)
    2. (intransitive)
      1. imperative of immee

    Mutation

    Mutation of gow
    radical lenition eclipsis
    gow ghow ngow

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Middle English

    Pronoun

    gow

    1. alternative form of yow

    Yola

    Verb

    gow

    1. alternative form of goe
      • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 5:
        Wu canna baar to gow aveel,
        We cannot bear to go abroad,
      • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 9:
        Wu canna gow to Ilone vaar,
        We cannot go to the Island fair,
      • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 13:
        Wu canna gow bee chapaal gaat,
        We cannot go to the chapel gate
      • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 17:
        Wu'll gow our wys to Chour Hill,
        We'll go our ways to Chour Hill,
      • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 6:
        "If thou dinna gow on chul daf thee yola skien."
        "If you don't go on I'll strip your old skin."

    References

    • Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
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