See also: EW and Ew

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /(iː)uː/, /iːu̯/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uː

Interjection

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ew (with as many extra ‘e’s and/or ‘w’s as needed for emphasis)

  1. Expression of disgust or nausea.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:yuck
    Ew! There’s a fly in my soup.
    Ew! This peanut butter tastes disgusting!

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Kamkata-viri

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Kamviri cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : ew
Kativiri cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ew

Etymology

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From Proto-Nuristani *eka, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óykos.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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ew[1]

  1. one

References

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “′ev”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[1]

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English īw, ēow, from Proto-West Germanic *īhu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ew

  1. yew (Taxus baccata)
  2. yew wood

Descendants

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  • English: yew
  • Scots: yew, ewe
  • Yola: yew

References

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Mokilese

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Mokilese numbers (edit)
10
1 2  →  10  → 
    General: ew
    Animate: emen
    Long objects: apas
    Pieces: ekij
    Serial counting number: oahd
    General ordinal: keiow
    Animate ordinal: keiow
    Long objects ordinal: keiow
    Pieces ordinal: keiow

Etymology

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e- (one) +‎ -w (general numeral classifier)

Numeral

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ew

  1. the numeral one

Usage notes

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Ew is the general form of the numeral one, used for general counting and to describe the number of inanimate objects that are not considered long or pieces of other nouns.

Northern Kurdish

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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Central Kurdish ئەو (ew)
Southern Kurdish ئەۊ (eẅ)

ew (he) (she)

Central Kurdish ئەوان (ewan)
Southern Kurdish ئەوان (ewan)

ew (they)

ew (masculine oblique singular , feminine oblique singular , oblique plural wan)

  1. he, she, it, they

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Waigali

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Waigali cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ew

Etymology

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From Proto-Nuristani *eka, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óykos.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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ew (Nisheigram)[1]

  1. one

References

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “ev”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[2]